Table of Contents Performance Audit Report on the Control of F MD LIST OF ACRONYMS  ............................................................................................................iv  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  ........................................................................................................ v  CHAPTER 1  .......................................................................................................................... 1  1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 1  1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1  1.2 MOTIVATION ............................................................................................................. 2  1.3 OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................. 4  CHAPTER 2  .......................................................................................................................... 5  2.0 DESIGN OF THE AUDIT................................................................................................ 5  2.1 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ................................................................................ 5  2.2 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY................................................................ 5  2.3 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION............................................................................ 5  CHAPTER 3  .......................................................................................................................... 7  3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE AUDIT AREA............................................................................. 7  3.1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SERVICES............................................................... 7  3.2 KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLE................................................................. 11  3.3 FMD CONTROL FRAMEWORK IN BOTSWANA.......................................................... 12  3.4 FMD CONTROL MEASURES .................................................................................... 14  3.5 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.................................................................. 22  CHAPTER 4  ........................................................................................................................ 23  4.0 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................. 23  4.1 PLANNING IN FMD CONTROL ................................................................................. 23  4.2 FMD OUTBREAK RISK MITIGATION ........................................................................ 26  4.3 STRENGTHENING OF EXTENSION SERVICES......................................................... 46  4.4 COLLABORATION WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS ....................................................... 49  OVERALL CONCLUSION  ..................................................................................................... 53  ANNEXURES  ....................................................................................................................... 55  iii |  P a g e