A one-day workshop was held on November 29th, 2005 in Windhoek. The objective of the workshop was to introduce relevant line ministry officials to the AHEAD concept and experience from existing AHEAD programme, as well as to yield some consensus and a way forward on this issue. For the purpose of developing an understanding of the AHEAD background, a number of presentations were given. These gave an overview of the status of animal diseases, the AHEAD programme, diseases in relation to conservation and livelihoods; as well as the progress made in sustaining animal and ecosystem health. Overall animal disease issues in Namibia were discussed at the workshop, as well as the possibility of starting the AHEAD approach in Namibia, given the current situation. Finally the potential stakeholders of AHEAD in Namibia were identified, whereby their roles/mandates and potential conflicts were highlighted.