The PATTEC Coordination Office in collaboration with East African Communities (EAC) organized a consultative meeting with representatives of five EAC member states at EAC premises, Arusha, Tanzania on 4 – 6 March 2019. The regional consultative meeting brought together four Tsetse and Trypanosomosis experts from member states and ICIPE-Kenya, staff of AU-PATTEC and EAC, Directors of Veterinary Services and PATTEC Coordinators from the region including Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda.

The three days meeting was aimed at identifying potential joint actions emanating from the draft proposals submitted by the Partner States of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda in 2015; and to receive inputs from the Republic of South Sudan. The draft national proposals were used to inform the development of a pilot regional project based on priority areas requiring joint action(s) by the Partner States.

The meeting started by welcoming remarks by Dr Fahari Marwa, Principal Agricultural Economist who represented the Deputy Secretary General of Productive and Social Sectors, and Dr Gift Wanda, Ag. PATTEC Coordinator.

PATTEC Coordination Office conducted a consultative meeting with representatives of EAC member states and T&T experts, 4- 6 March 2019