About MUSCA

MUSCA or Mindanao Unified Surra Control Approach is an offshoot of the comprehensive Surra Control Program of Region XI (composed of Davao City, Davao Oriental, Davao Del Sur, Compostela Valley and Davao Del Norte). The alarming increase of Surra incidence and outbreaks in the neighboring regions led to an agreement involving the Mindanao regions to develop the program to control Surra or Trypanosomosis.


MUSCA involved partnership and collaborations with Department of Agriculture, Mindanao Regional Field Units, Central Mindanao University-College of Veterinary Medicine (CMU-CVM) and University of Southern Mindanao-College of Veterinary Medicine (USM-CVM).


MUSCA had partnered with Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and Food and Agriculture Organization in the previous years.


The over-all objective of MUSCA is to control Surra and establish a Trypanosomosis-free Mindanao.