IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School

The official X account for @IGADsecretariat Sheikh Technical Veterinary School

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

#HEPRRPUpdates

🔬💊Strengthening the quality and safety of medical products across the East and Southern Africa.

From 4–5 June in #Nairobi, regulators, National Quality Control Laboratory (NQCL) Directors, and industry experts came together to chart the roadmap for operationalizing Ethiopia Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) as a Regional Reference Laboratory for Quality Control Testing.

Building on EFDA's @WHO GBT Maturity Level 3 status and ISO 17025:2015 accreditation, this marks a key step toward strengthening regional quality assurance systems.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 ➡️🔗https://t.co/RmzIam6uGQ

🎥 Watch the highlights ⤵️

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

🎥 2025 IGAD Media Awards Winner Spotlight Series | Stories That Move Our Region.
#IGADMediaAwards2026

Some of the most powerful stories are not told in conference rooms or news studios. They are found in communities adapting, innovating, and building resilience every day.

For Ledama Masidza, a marine conservationist, indigenous food systems advocate, impact storyteller from #Kenya, and an #IGAD Media Awards 2025 winner, storytelling is about ensuring those voices are heard.

Ledama reminds us:

"Stories change minds."

By documenting community-led solutions and resilience in the face of climate change, his work demonstrates how storytelling can inspire action, shift perspectives, and bring local solutions to wider audiences.

What story from your community deserves to be heard?

📌 Submit your story now:
https://t.co/jFyIrqYgH0

📅 Submissions close: 31 July 2026

#IGADMediaAwards
#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[ICPAC @IGAD_CPAC]

📢 Today, ICPAC hosted IDRC and ICPALD to review progress on the Extreme Heat Science and PASSAGE projects.

Key achievements include the development of an extreme heat monitoring and early warning tool for the Greater Horn of Africa and the successful delivery of three cross-border Sub-Regional Climate Outlook Forums (Sub-COFs 3, 4, and 5) serving pastoral communities in the Karamoja, Marsabit–Borana, and Mandera clusters.

Through these forums, seasonal forecasts now reach cross-border communities as co-produced advisories that combine scientific and indigenous knowledge, delivered in local languages to support timely decisions on agriculture, livestock, and early action.

We thank IDRC for its support through the CLARE programme, and ICPALD, the University of Sussex, and all consortium partners for their collaboration in strengthening early warning and anticipatory action for pastoralist livelihoods.

#IGAD #ClimateServices #EarlyWarning #PASSAGEProject

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

The Week at #IGAD: May 24 – June 6, 2026

Top stories:
· In Djibouti, IGAD convened the region’s first Ministerial Meeting on Ebola preparedness following the outbreak in eastern DRC, bringing together Health Ministers to strengthen cross-border surveillance, regional coordination, and emergency response efforts.

· Across the region, IGAD advanced peace, resilience, and sustainable development, from reopening its Mission in Khartoum and strengthening cooperation with France and Ethiopia, to combating wildlife crime, promoting refugee inclusion and social cohesion, supporting disaster risk governance, and enhancing climate-responsive peace-building and environmental management.

#RisingWithIGAD #OneRegionOneFuture #WeekAtIGAD #HealthSecurity #PeaceAndSecurity #ClimateResilience #HornOfAfrica #RegionalIntegration

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Free Movement of Persons and Regular Mobility Pathways Reporting Award Category.
#IGADMediaAwards2026

The movement of people across borders plays a vital role in connecting communities, expanding opportunities, strengthening regional integration, and supporting economic growth.

The Free Movement of Persons and Regular Mobility Pathways Reporting Award recognises outstanding journalism that improves public understanding of free movement, regular migration pathways, labour mobility, border governance, transhumance, pastoral mobility, and the implementation of regional mobility frameworks across the IGAD region.

Have you reported on cross-border mobility, labour migration, pastoral movement, migration policies, or the experiences of people moving through regular pathways?

Your story could help shape public understanding and inform policy dialogue across the region.

📅 Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026

📌 Submit your story:
https://t.co/jFyIrqYgH0

🌐 Learn more:
https://t.co/mp1PMKtsgz

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Video Highlights: IGAD Bids Farewell to Germany’s Ambassador

#IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. @DrWorkneh bid farewell to H.E. Dr. Heike Fuller, outgoing Ambassador of the Federal Republic of #Germany to the Republic of Djibouti and Permanent Representative to IGAD.

The Executive Secretary commended Ambassador Fuller’s contribution to strengthening IGAD–Germany cooperation, particularly through initiatives that have supported migrants and vulnerable communities across the region.

#OneRegionOneFuture
#RisingWithIGAD

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

IGAD at World Health Assembly - #WHA79

On the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭, the IGAD delegation led by the Director of Health and Social Development, Amb. Moussa @meigague, joined global and African leaders for a high-level dialogue on “One Vision, One Future — Shaping the Next Chapter of Health Financing in Africa.”

The dialogue convened health and finance ministers, alongside development partners, to advance country-led health financing strategies and strengthen alignment with Africa’s priorities and realities.

#IGADHealth #IGADat40

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Strengthening Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security 🌾

IGAD today convened the BREFONS Regional M&E Working Group Workshop under the Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in the Horn of Africa (BREFONS) programme, advancing regional coordination on resilience and food security.

Opened by @abebaw_bihonegn, the IGAD Head of Mission to Ethiopia on behalf of IGAD Executive Secretary @DrWorkneh, the workshop underscores the importance of strengthened partnerships and data-driven approaches.

Implemented under the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) Platform Coordination Unit (PCU), the meeting is enhancing regional M&E systems, promoting knowledge sharing, and aligning on next steps to support evidence-based interventions for food and nutrition security.

#OneRegionOneFuture #IDDRSI #BREFONS #FoodSecurity #RisingWithIGAD

[ICPALD @IGAD_CPALD]

📍Juba, #SouthSudan |🗓️23-26 March, 2026

Organized by @IGAD_CPALD's AfDB-funded EIDFR Project, in partnership with University of Juba, an intensive incubation immersion for youth-led startups is currently underway, supporting co-founders of 20 startups that recently secured their first seed funding tranche.

The program blends structured mentorship with local entrepreneurs, peer learning among founders, and field visits to agro-processors in Juba—turning ideas into real business traction.

#Entrepreneurship
#Startups
#Agribusiness

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

⚕️Strengthening One Health Workforce for Pandemic Preparedness and Response | 9-13 March 2026

The @IGADSecretariat under the Pandemic Preparedness and Response #PREPARE Program is conducting a Regional Consultation on Cross-Border Assessment of the Multisectoral One Health Workforce in Juba, South Sudan.

The #5Days engagement aims to support Member States in implementing the IGAD One Health Workforce Capacity Assessment Tool.

Opening the workshop, Hon Sarah Cleto Rial (@sarahrial), the Minister of Health, @SouthSudanGov, emphasised that strengthening surveillance, laboratory networks, workforce capacity, and emergency coordination is key to advancing regional health security.

The #IGAD Head of Mission to the Republic of South Sudan, Dr. @Vickyanib01 noted that the IGAD region is facing emerging and complex public health threats at the intersection of humans, animals, and ecosystems, making regional collaboration essential for preparedness and response.

The intervention also seeks to shift from localized cross-border assessments to a regional systems-level workforce analysis, enabling harmonized reporting, benchmarking, and evidence-based planning across Member States.

#IGADHealth

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

Harmonization of Migration and Displacement Data in the IGAD Region

🗓️9 - 13 March 2026 | Arta, Djibouti

The @IGADSecretariat has kicked off a Technical Workshop on the Review and Finalization of the Regional Guidelines for the Harmonization of Migration and Displacement Data

The workshop brings together representatives from IGAD Member States, technical experts, and international partners to strengthen regional cooperation and enhance the quality, comparability, and use of migration data.

Ambassador Moussa @meigague, the Head of @IGADHealthS, representing the IGAD Executive Secretary, underlined that despite progress made in strengthening migration data systems across IGAD Member States, disparities in definitions, methodologies, and reporting standards continue to limit data comparability and regional analysis.

He noted that accurate, comparable, and harmonized data on migration and displacement are essential foundations for effective policymaking and regional cooperation.

Representatives from @ecowas_cedeao @jumuiya @giz_gmbh @RefugeesAfrica @ILOAfrica and @RDHRONairobi are attending the meeting.

#IGADMigration #IGADRefugees

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Strengthening IGAD Portugal Partnership

IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. @DrWorkneh, today received H.E. Mrs. @LuisaFragoso2, Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Djibouti, and accredited to IGAD. Discussions focused on regional geopolitical dynamics, particularly peace and security, climate change, and fragility.

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[ICPALD @IGAD_CPALD]

📍Naivasha, Kenya | 🗓️11-13 Feb 2026

Event: Training on strengthening cross-border animal health surveillance & risk-based monitoring of priority transboundary animal diseases (#TADs)

The ongoing training for #IGAD Clusters I, II & III technical working groups will enhance coordination, joint risk assessment & information sharing across borderland high-risk zones for TADs.

#AnimalHealth
#CrossBorder
#OneHealth

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

🌍 Investing in People. Strengthening Regional Capacity.

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Development Bank convened consultations to advance a Human Capacity Strategy aimed at accelerating skills development and institutional strengthening across the region.

The engagement focused on aligning regional priorities with strategic investment in education, technical expertise, and workforce development to drive integration, resilience, and inclusive economic growth among Member States.

Because investing in human capacity today means unlocking opportunity, innovation, and sustainable prosperity for tomorrow.

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Ramadan Mubarak from the IGAD Secretariat

Wishing all Muslim communities across our region a peaceful and blessed Ramadan. May this holy month inspire unity, compassion, and hope for our shared future. 🌙

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[Dr Workneh Gebeyehu @DrWorkneh]

As the blessed month of Ramadan begins, I extend my warmest wishes to Muslim communities across our region and around the world.
Ramadan is a time of reflection, compassion, and renewal. Its values of solidarity, patience, and generosity resonate deeply with IGAD’s commitment to peace, resilience, and shared prosperity.
May this holy month inspire unity, strengthen dialogue, and bring hope and comfort to all.

Ramadan Kareem.

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Strengthening IGAD–Canada Cooperation

The IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, met H.E. Ms. Cheryl Urban, Deputy Minister for Africa and Pan-Geographic Affairs at Global Affairs Canada, to advance strategic cooperation between IGAD and Canada.

Discussions focused on strengthening collaboration in peace and security, climate resilience, humanitarian response, and sustainable development across the Horn of Africa.

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneIGAD

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

Building a Harmonized Cross-Border One Health Surveillance Curriculum | 🗓️16–19 February 2026

The @IGADSecretariat under the Pandemic Preparedness and Response, #PREPARE Project is conducting a Regional Technical Experts’ Meeting on Harmonized Cross-Border One Health Surveillance Curriculum in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.

Member States representatives will develop, validate and endorse a harmonized regional One Health surveillance curriculum and accompanying training manuals, with strong emphasis on community‑based surveillance and practical application in cross‑border areas.

Representing the Executive Secretary, @DrWorkneh, the IGAD Head of Mission to Ethiopia, @abebaw_bihonegn stated that the region needs a harmonised cross-border framework defining competencies, training levels, and progression pathways, warning that fragmentation undermines interoperability, consistency, and collective effectiveness.

#IGADHealth

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

🌍 Strengthening Regional Preparedness. Protecting Our Future.

In Kampala, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development launched the Regional Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PREPARE) Project, reinforcing collective action to safeguard communities across the region.

With support from the World Health Organization and the Pandemic Fund, the initiative strengthens surveillance, laboratory systems, emergency coordination, and cross-border collaboration among Member States.

Because investing in preparedness today means protecting lives, livelihoods, and stability tomorrow.

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture
#HealthSecurity

[ICPALD @IGAD_CPALD]

📍Juba, South Sudan | 🗓️16-17 Feb 2026

Event: The Entrepreneurship Policy Workshop

Organized by @IGAD_CPALD's #AfDB-funded EIDFR Project, in collaboration with the University of Juba and the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce, the workshop brings together key stakeholders to:

▶️Reflect on findings of the recent entrepreneurial ecosystem assessment.
▶️Shape a policy roadmap to strengthen #innovation & #entrepreneurship.

We remain committed to building a stronger & more resilient entrepreneurial ecosystem in #SouthSudan.