Submitted by Kate on Thu, 2008-11-13 16:53.
November 3, 2008
I’ve been all four provinces in the last week, meeting with the provincial directors in hopes of gaining
Tea plantation: A tea plantation in the central province. their much-needed support for the planned surveillance system. I expect they will have to remain enthusiastic to keep the field veterinarians participating and While Sri Lanka is a geographically small nation the nature of the roads makes travel an arduous task.
Submitted by Kate on Thu, 2008-11-13 09:21.
October 24, 2008
In my quest to gain further support for the project I’ve had a couple of key meetings over the past week. There was of course the meeting with the DAPH staff on Thursday, which went exactly as it needed to.
Submitted by Kate on Mon, 2008-11-03 14:19.
October 20th, 2008
Unfortunately, I am still in the midst of negotiating my way through Sri Lankan politics. The good news is that Dr. Daniel came to the DAPH on Friday and we have arranged to give a presentation to the entire department, including the director general, the associate director general, the director of animal production and health and others in the department. The meeting is scheduled for next Thursday.
Submitted by Kate on Mon, 2008-11-03 14:13.
October 15, 2008
Well, things aren’t going exactly according to plan. Today I arrived at the Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) in hopes of having a meeting with the person in charge of current animal disease surveillance programs.
Submitted by Kate on Wed, 2008-10-15 14:24.
October 14, 2008
My first working week in Sri Lanka went off without a hitch. I spent Tuesday at the Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) meeting with local stakeholders, namely the Director of the department and Chandra, the newly-hired research assistant on the project.
