Empowering Public–Private Partnerships to Strengthen Private Sector Engagement in PPR Eradication

Regional Capacity Building Workshop for the Middle East
Empowering Public–Private Partnerships to Strengthen Private Sector Engagement in PPR Eradication

Background

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting small ruminants and causing major socio-economic losses, particularly among pastoralists and small-scale livestock producers. The continued presence of PPR in the Middle East highlights the need for sustained surveillance, vaccination, and coordinated regional action to advance towards global eradication.

Within the Global PPR Eradication Programme (GEP), significant efforts have been invested to review progress and refine priorities. The PPR Middle East Roadmap Meeting, held in April 2025 in Riyadh, evaluated the regional situation, identified key gaps, and emphasised the importance of harmonising national policies with regional and global strategies.

One of the major recommendations was to strengthen Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) as an essential mechanism to support vaccination delivery, logistics, surveillance, veterinary outreach, and stakeholder engagement. PPPs are a recognised component of the WOAH PVS Pathway, contributing to stronger Veterinary Services and better disease control outcomes.

This regional workshop aims to enhance the capacity of Middle Eastern countries to design, implement, and evaluate PPPs that support PPR control and eradication, in line with the priorities identified in the regional roadmap.

Objectives

The workshop aims to:

• Share best practices and case studies from existing PPPs relevant to PPR control.
• Strengthen participants’ ability to act as leaders in identifying PPP needs, designing PPP business cases, and implementing partnerships.
• Introduce tools and methodologies for stakeholder mapping and engagement.
• Build capacity in PPP principles, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Facilitate dialogue among key public and private sector stakeholders and regional organisations.
• Identify potential PPP models to improve vaccination coverage, surveillance and access to veterinary services.
• Promote regional coordination in advancing the PPR ME Roadmap.
• Support the integration of PPP approaches into national PPR strategies and investment plans.

Target Participants

Delegates and representatives from the following 13 Members of the Middle East region:
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Palestinian Autonomous Territories.

Funding

This workshop is supported by DTRA GF-TADs and delivered by WOAH, in collaboration with the PVS/PPR expert team, RR-ME and SRR-AG.

Expected Outcomes

Participants will:

• Gain practical skills to design and implement PPPs tailored to PPR control.
• Strengthen understanding of PPP governance, stakeholder analysis, sustainability and monitoring.
• Develop national PPP business cases linked to the PPR Middle East Roadmap.
• Enhance collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders in the region.
• Improve readiness to incorporate PPP approaches into national PPR plans.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Pre-event e-learning module (mandatory).
• On-site exercises and group assignments.
• Post-workshop survey to assess knowledge gained.
• Satisfaction evaluation at the end of the workshop.

Contact

For further information:
📧 Rita Rizk – Logistics (WOAH RR-ME)
📧 Fayçal Meziani – Technical matters (WOAH RR-ME)
📧 Rahul Srivastava – Workshop lead (WOAH HQ)

Agenda