DAR ES SALAAM, June 19 -- Over 100 animal health experts and stakeholders from 25 African nations have convened in Dar es Salaam for a five-day workshop to develop unified vaccination guidelines against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious disease devastating sheep and goat populations across the continent.

The workshop, officially opened yesterday by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Prof. Riziki Shemdoe, marks a significant milestone in Africas efforts to eradicate PPR by 2030.

Prof Shemdoe emphasized that the harmonised guidelines will help African countries implement coordinated vaccination campaigns, improve vaccine quality control, and strengthen disease surveillance systems.

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