To raise awareness on the new scope of practice of AHTs and the broader impact within the animal health sector.  To identify opportunities (both public and private sector mechanisms) to support AHTs in setting up sustainable businesses and improving smallholder farmer access to primary animal health care.  To develop a plan to support sustainable business development for AHTs.  To create an inclusive platform through which experiences and best models will be shared amongst members.  To facilitate collaboration among role players and act as an incubator for individual Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). 

1. VPP Project Presentation
Public-Private
Multistakeholder Platform for
Last Mile Animal Healthcare

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PLATFORM
• To raise awareness on the new scope of practice of AHTs and the broader
impact within the animal health sector.
• To identify opportunities (both public and private sector mechanisms) to
support AHTs in setting up sustainable businesses and improving smallholder
farmer access to primary animal health care.
• To develop a plan to support sustainable business development for AHTs.
• To create an inclusive platform through which experiences and best models will
be shared amongst members.
• To facilitate collaboration among role players and act as an incubator for
individual Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).

3. STAKEHOLDERS
PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR
COMPANIES
ASSOCIATIONS NGOs & ACADEMIA
• Chairperson: DALRRD & SAVC
• Secretariat: FAO/EuFMD

4. STAKEHOLDERS
PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR
COMPANIES
ASSOCIATIONS NGOs & ACADEMIA
• DALRRD
• North West & Eastern
Cape DARD
• South African Veterinary
Council (SAVC)

5. STAKEHOLDERS
PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR
COMPANIES
ASSOCIATIONS NGOs & ACADEMIA
• MSD Animal Health
• Afrivet
• Onderstepoort Biological Products
• Ceva

6. STAKEHOLDERS
PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR
COMPANIES
ASSOCIATIONS NGOs & ACADEMIA
• South African Association of Animal Health
Technicians (SAAAHT)
• South African Veterinary Association (SAVA)
• National Animal Health Forum (NAHF)
• National Emergent Red Meat Producers Organization
(NERPO)
• African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA)

7. STAKEHOLDERS
PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR
COMPANIES
ASSOCIATIONS NGOs & ACADEMIA
• Animal Welfare Society of
South Africa
• Mdukatshani
• Heifer International
• FAO / EuFMD
• Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
• University of South Africa (UNISA)
• North West University (NWU)
• Tsolo Agriculture and Rural Development
Institutes (TARDI)
• University of Pretoria

8. Roles & Responsibilities
• Identify key challenges and opportunities for AHT business
development.
• Ensure that relevant policies and laws are adhered and shared with the
relevant stakeholders for further enhancement in collaboration with the
SAVC.
• Lobby resources and the establishment of partnerships to support the
business development solutions for the AHTs.
• Identify and provide solutions for the challenges encountered by AHTs in
their business environment and primary health care.
• Identify opportunities for the AHTs to grow their business in the animal
health sector and value chains i.e., feedlots, abattoirs, auctions,
vaccination suppliers and animal health medications.
• Exchange knowledge and evidence to support business cases for

9. Frequency of meetings
• The MSP meetings shall be convened on a bi-annual basis.
• Meetings will alternate between face-to-face and virtual.
• The adhoc meetings shall only be convened when the need arises.
• Where members cannot attend, they will ensure that another
representative attends on their behalf.
• Quorum shall constitute not less than 50% members, with representation
from the identified sectors (public sector, private sector, academia,
professional groups/associations and the NGO’s or donors).
• Individual working groups may be established upon need to monitor and
follow up on subtopics raised during the first meeting.

10. Year 2022 2023
Month A S O ND J F M A M J J A S O N
1.Mapping of the Key Stakeholders
2.Inaugural Multistakeholder Platform Meeting
3.Consolidation of workplan
4. Virtual meeting to validate work plan
5.Implementation of workplan
6.Meeting to review implementation and lesson
learnt
7.Validation and handover to the new secretariat

11. Accountability & Sustainability
• DALRRD in collaboration with the South African Veterinary Council will assume
the overall accountability of the responsible governance of the MSP.
• The EuFMD/FAO team in South Africa will act as the secretariat of the MSP and
hand over to the new elected secretariat after a year of its formation.
• The budget for facilitating MSP engagements (travel, workshop logistics and
lodging) will be provided by the project.
• The MSP will work on the financing strategy to leverage the available resources
for future engagements.

12. Objectives of today‘s meeting
• Establish a platform that brings together organizations, institutions and
associations to support the development of a sustainable business
environment for the Animal Heath Technicians (AHTs) in the delivery of
animal health services in the country.
• Develop an action plan to support AHTs to develop sustainable primary
animal healthcare businesses.
• Explore opportunities for partnerships both private, and public/private.
• Share experiences and expertise to promote a more collaborative
approach between Veterinarians and Animal Health Technicians
according to the local context, and within the regulatory framework.

13. Sustainable development goals, UN-SDGs. EuFMD’s programme has a main focus on
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