In an effort to address the pressing issue of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) within North Africa, representatives from North African countries convened from 21 to 23 April 2024 in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, to validate the regional strategy for the eradication of PPR in North Africa.

The inter-regional economic community meeting aimed to improve continental and regional coordination and harmonization of PPR disease management, as well as to validate the regional strategy for the eradication of PPR and the control of priority small ruminant diseases.

Participants included Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) and PPR National Coordinators from Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Egypt, alongside key stakeholders such as the PPR Global Secretariat, the Union du Maghreb Arabe (UMA), African Union – Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), FAO, The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the Mediterranean Animal Health Network (REseau MEditerranéen de Santé Animale (REMESA), and various regional organizations.