Introduction
The sustained training mission to Ukraine took place on 20 – 24 June, 2011 at Simferopol, Republic of Crimea in coordination with the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine (SCVM). The training was attended by 38 animal health workers from the central level and the Deputy Heads of Administration of 19 regional veterinary administration units.

Up to May 2011, Ukraine had had 42 HPAI outbreaks. The first one appeared in Crimea in October 2005and by September 2006 the first wave of outbreaks in Ukraine had come to an end. In January 2008, there was another outbreak report in domestic poultry; its final case happened in February 11, 2008 and by July that year Ukraine declared itself free of HPAI.

Training Agenda
Please follow the links to see the training’s agenda: English, Russian.

Participants
A total of 38 participants attended the workshop including the Deputy Heads of Administration of 19 regional veterinary administration units in Ukraine. Central government officials from the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine also took part in the workshop.

Experts
The training was conducted by Mr. Andrew Almond and Dr. Poul Jorgensen.

Information Pack
The information pack provided participants with information on all logistical arrangements as well as background information of the Project, DG SANCO, and the European Union. Click here to download the information pack.

Presentations
PDF versions of the presentations presented during the training can be downloaded in Russian and English by clicking on the links below:

1. Overall AI situation (English) (Russian)
2. Outbreak Control (English) (Russian)
3. Biosecurity I (English) (Russian)
4. AI, Human Health and PPE (English) (Russian)
5. Culling and Disposal (English) (Russian)
6. Biosecurity II (English) (Russian)
7. Cleaning and Disinfection (English) (Russian)
8. Quarantine, Movement Control and Zoning (English) (Russian)
9. Collection of samples and specimens (English) (Russian)
10. Making Composting from Poultry Litter and Carcasses (English) (Russian)
11. Mixing and application rate of disinfectant (English) (Russian)
12. Risk Analysis and communication (English) (Russian)

Training Pictures