Centre for Veterinary Disaster Medicine
Together with SVA and SLU Department of Clinical Sciences, SCAW is leading a MSB-funded project called Centre for Veterinary Disaster Medicine. This is a two-year pilot project that aims to explore the possibilities of establishing such a centre in the future
A large number of other authorities and organisations are involved, such as the Swedish Board of Agriculture, the Swedish Food Agency, county administrative boards, the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Blue Star (a voluntary defence organisation).
The long-term goal is to create a centre that provides a natural point of contact and decision support for authorities, animal health staff, advisors and animal owners during events where disaster medicine expertise is required (peacetime crisis situations, heightened alert, war), focusing primarily on farm animals and service animals, but to some extent also pets and other types of animal husbandry. Such a centre can help to make society better prepared and less vulnerable.
Learn more about the project (in Swedish).