## RECOMMENDATIONS 

The DVS should; 

  Develop a comprehensive Departmental Strategic Plan clearly spelling out its long term objectives in the control of FMD. 

 Devise action plans both at headquarters and district level, in line with different FMD related strategies including major capital projects like construction of protection zones, clearly stating timeliness for all activities in such plans. 

 Devise an effective monitoring framework for implementation of all strategic and operational level objectives. 

 Establish a clear and direct link between its strategic level planning and budgeting to ensure adequate resource allocation and efficient utilisation of resources. 

## 4.2 FMD OUTBREAK RISK MITIGATION 

One of the key aims of the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy is to reduce the risk of FMD incursion in FMD free zones as well as to reduce the risk and to lessen the impacts of FMD outbreaks in FMD vaccinated zones. Vaccination of FMD susceptible livestock (cattle, sheep, goats and pigs), FMD surveillance as well as separation of livestock according to their FMD status through cordon fences (zonation) are some of the key strategic initiatives that define the DVS’s FMD control framework. 28 

The following discussion shows some challenges in the implementation of the FMD control strategies by the DVS. 

