Technical Cooperation Agreement between VPS and INDEA - MT
The Department has a technical cooperation agreement with the Institute of Agricultural Defense - INDEA, of the state of Mato Grosso, with the aim of training veterinarians from the official veterinary service, as well as developing and implementing technologies to improve the epidemiological surveillance system of the different health programs.
Methodologies are being developed to:
- evaluation of surveillance systems
- calculation of sensitivity and early detection capacity
- economic evaluations based on disease modeling
- use of artificial intelligence to improve surveillance and fiscalization processes.
The state of Mato Grosso has been recognized for its receptiveness and commitment to adopting new technologies, becoming a model for other veterinary services in the country.