Performance Audit Report on the Control of F MD No subsequent action plans were developed to clearly demonstrate time and  resource allocation for implementation of such interventions. The only time  bound intervention in the document was the Endorsement of the FMD Control  Strategy by the OIE under which it was stated that the Department shall submit  the FMD control Strategy in 2014 to the OIE. Such action plans could specify the specific actions the DVS needed to take to  address each of the top departmental issues and to attain each of the associated  goals. In addition, the action plans could clearly specify who will complete each  action and when. In the absence of such a well-coordinated planning framework,  the Department lacked clear guide and commitment to implementation of key  strategies regarding FMD control. Developing strategies without subsequent  action plans also made it difficult for the department to appropriately monitor  implementation of its long term objectives in controlling the FMD as well as to  effectively plan and prioritise resource allocation and utilisation particularly at  district level. Therefore, OAG found it difficult to evaluate performance of the  DVS in implementing the strategic interventions captured in different strategy  documents as there were no clear performance yardsticks to measure against.  Nevertheless, the OAG appreciates the Department’s efforts in developing action  plan for routine activities like surveillance (e.g. Surveillance Plan, October 2014-  March  2016)  and  vaccinations  (campaign  schedules).  The  OAG  also  acknowledges the fact that implementation of some of the above mentioned key  interventions was underway at the time of audit. The establishment of the  Ngamiland Protection Zone and Prioritised Disease Control Infrastructure  Maintenance were already being implemented at the time of audit, despite  absence of clear action plans for such interventions.  25 |  P a g e