Sri Lanka: Building Capacity to Respond to Avian Influenza

Unlike most of its South-East Asian neighbors, Sri Lanka has so far been fortunate enough not to experience an outbreak of H5N1. The emphasis of the AHI grant has been on preparedness. Even without an animal or public health crisis to provide urgency and focus considerable progress has been made and the country's capacity to monitor the situation and respond has been greatly enhanced. The AHI Facility has leveraged other sources of funds and provided Sri Lanka the resources necessary to strengthen an already well developed animal health and public health systems, supported unprecedented collaboration across the sectors and at multiple administrative levels and has strengthened the surveillance system considerably.

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Education

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• Avian Influenza
• H5N1