Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency
Agency Establishment
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
Development (MLFD) decided to merge CVL, TTRI, TTRC and VICs to form an
Executive Agency. The decision came out as an implementation of a number
of initiatives including the recent resolutions of research
stakeholders meeting held at Kibaha in July 2010 to discuss animal
disease research and diagnostic services in the country for the purpose
of maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of
diagnostic services, disease surveillance, animal diseases and vector
control research. The Ministry formed an Agency Implementation Team
(AIT) to prepare the necessary documents to establish an Agency under
the facilitation of the President’s Office – Public Service Management
(PO- PSM) in accordance with the Executive Agency Act Cap 245 and
Revised Edition of 2009.
Therefore, Tanzania Veterinary
Laboratory Agency was established in accordance with the Executive
Agency Act CAP 245 (Revised Edition; R.E 2009) and published on the
Government Gazette on 29th March 2012. The Agency is mandated to
undertake diagnosis of animal diseases, regulate veterinary
laboratories, conduct research on animal diseases and vectors, develop
and produce vaccines and other biological
AIM
To promote animal health welfare through
animal disease and vector control study, surveillance and diagnostic
services to livestock stakeholders in order to enhance food safety, food
security and national economy.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
The major role of tvla is to implement
the objective of establishing the veterinary laboratory system as
outlined in the national livestock policy (2006). the roles and
functions are to:
i. To undertake diagnosis and investigation of animal diseases and vectors;
ii. To develop and produce vaccines and other biologicals;
iii. To test and evaluate biologicals, ethno-veterinary and laboratory chemicals;
iv. To analyse safety of animal feed stuff;
v. To validate tests and standards for animal disease and laboratory diagnosis;
vi. To provide referral veterinary
laboratory services and vector and vector borne diseases for Tanzania
and SADC region for specified diseases;
vii. To establish and maintain data base on animal diseases and vectors;
viii. To develop and upscale technological packages;
ix. To regulate veterinary laboratories;
x. To validate veterinary pesticides; and
xi. To validate veterinary cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and devices.
VISION
“To be a leading Agency in Sub-Saharan
Africa in provision of quality veterinary diagnostic services,
development and production of biologicals and technological packages by
2025”.
MISSION
Develop and provide quality veterinary
products, technological packages and services to stakeholders through
cost effective diseases diagnosis, surveillance and research to enhance
sustainable livestock productivity, food safety, security and national
economy.
OBJECTIVES
i. To develop and market appropriate technological packages and biologicals;
ii. To institutionalize management Systems
iii. To strengthen surveillance and diagnostic services
iv. To improve infrastructures and facilities
v. To strengthen Financial and Human Resource management systems
vi. To strengthen institutional arrangements and
vii. To address crosscutting issues
EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES
- Animal disease research agenda in place
- Vaccines and biologicals in the market
- More research are conducted
- Technological packages for vector and vector borne are adopted by stakeholders
- We have capacity to control pests and disease outbreak of trans-boundary nature and notifiable diseases
- Ethno-veterinary medicinal plants are used in controlling animal diseases
- To develop performance management systems
- Quality standards are followed in the laboratory
- Agency information database is functional
- Quality diagnostic services are provided to our customers
- There are guidelines and manual for quality diagnostic services and veterinary inputs
- Issues regarding veterinary drugs, medicines, herbal drugs, devices and cosmetics are no longer present
- Support services to staff with HIV/AIDS is provided