Meeting
the health
challenges
of tomorrow
Annual report 2015
Contents
HIGHLIGHTS
4 The 6th Strategic Plan
6 Changes to governing bodies
8 Key dates
10 FOUR PILLARS OF THE OIE
12 Standards
14 Transparency
16 Expertise
18 Solidarity
20 REGIONAL PROJECTS
22 Africa
23 The Americas
24 Asia and the Pacific
25 Europe
26 The Middle East
27 FUNDING
This illustrated annual report complements the more detailed report
of the Director General and the reports from the various OIE Expert Groups,
published every year for Member Countries. It provides a summary of the
OIE’s numerous activities in 2015.
Editorial
Following on from 2014, a year which marked the 90th
anniversary of the formation of the World Organisation
for Animal Health, it is with great pleasure that I present
the 2015 annual report, a year which, under the
direction of my predecessor, Dr Bernard Vallat, was
distinguished by a number of important milestones,
many of which you will find in the course of reading this
document.
Holding fast to its commitment to improve animal
health and welfare, the Organisation pursued its
activities around the four pillars of standard-setting,
transparency, scientific expertise and solidarity.
For example, the annual report traces the OIE’s
involvement in various programmes for the prevention
of animal diseases. This commitment enabled the
adoption of new global prevention and control
strategies for the eradication of, in particular, rabies
and peste des petits ruminants, in cooperation with our
principal partners, namely, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Alongside standard-setting and the dissemination of global animal health information, the implementation
of these strategies remains at the heart of OIE activities, notably thanks to the involvement of the
Regional and Sub-Regional Representations and our many partnerships with primary stakeholders.
This year, for the first time, and to highlight their contribution to the Organisation’s mission,
the Report explores a selection of projects undertaken in each of the five regions.
In addition to these scientific and technical activities, the OIE is proud of the achievements amassed
by its programmes to strengthen and support the structure of national Veterinary Services, which
are vital players in good animal health governance worldwide.
Furthermore, the adoption of the Organisation’s Sixth Strategic Plan in 2015, covering the period
from 2016 to 2020, heralds important developments in the OIE’s operations, all of which were
unanimously endorsed by the governing bodies whose members were elected or re-elected at the
83rd General Session.
And so, today more than ever, the OIE’s missions – and those of the Veterinary Services of each of its
180 Member Countries – are crucial. Thanks to its commitment to improving veterinary public health
and its contribution to human health, the Organisation plays a key role in the social and economic
development of human communities.
Accordingly, we will make sure that we build on our past achievements to meet the health
challenges of tomorrow.
Dr Monique Éloit
OIE Director General
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Highlights
6th Strategic Plan 2016-2020
Adopted by the World Assembly of OIE Delegates in May 2015, the Sixth Strategic Plan of the OIE aims to promote
excellence, transparency, communication and solidarity as the cornerstones of modern animal health governance.
Three strategic objectives will underpin the activities of the OIE, which are driven by its primary mandate: to improve
animal health and welfare worldwide.
Developing science-based
Spreading
scientific and technical knowledge
Providing
Veterinary expertise
Global disase control
Collecting and disseminating
notified disease data
WE ARE
Reinforcing trust through
TRANSPARENCY
and communication
Strenghten science
and experts’ roles
Antimicrobials use
Climate change
and biodiversity
Improving animal health
WE WILL
Modernise our
communication tools
RISK MAN
Incorporate social,
economic andenvironmental
sciences
Promote the One Health
concept
Share data analysis
through WAHIS*
*The OIE World Animal Health Information System
EXCELLENCE
quality
SCIENCE
objectivity
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knowledge transfer
Highlights
timeliness
new
technologies
Expert
groups
Specialist
Commissions
ENGAG
Reference
Centres
We work to protect the health and welfare of animals globally, leading to economic
prosperity as well as social and environmental well-being of populations
Addressing human-animal
health emergencies
international standards on:
and eradication
Enhancing animal health
global governance
and alternatives
Biothreat reduction
Improving capacities
of Veterinary Services
WE ARE
and welfare by appropriate
AGEMENT
Include
new technologies
Enhance countries’
official disease status
recognition
Supporting and strengthening
VETERINARY SERVICES
WE WILL
at the front lines of public health
Build capacities by
fitting local contexts
Highlight sustainable
Veterinary Services’
benefits
Further develop the
PVS Pathway**
**OIE Programme to improve the performance of Veterinary Services
EMENT
MANAGEMENT
next
generation
scientists
diversity
and
selection
regional
adaptations
roles and
responsibilities
financial
resources
partnerships
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Changes to
governing bodies
2015 was marked by the renewal of elected positions
to all the governing bodies of the OIE. Appointed by
the World Assembly of Delegates to represent them,
these key actors support the various administrative,
scientific and standard-setting activities of the
Organisation, to ensure excellence and relevance in all
action undertaken by the OIE.
Once every 15 years, owing to the different
durations of the terms of the Commission,
Council and Director General, all these positions
are renewed at the same time. Such was the
case in 2015.
Director general 2016-2020
Doctor Monique Éloit was elected Director General of the OIE on
26 May 2015 by the World Assembly, which gathers the national
Delegates of all the Member Countries of the Organisation
together. She began her five-year term on 1 January 2016 as the
seventh Director General of the OIE, having spent six years as
Deputy Director General.
83rd WORLD ASSEMBLY OF OIE DELEGATES
ELECTIONS
DIRECTOR
GENERAL
REGIONAL
COMMISSIONS
COUNCIL
SPECIALIST
COMMISSIONS
Council 2015-2018
The Council is composed of nine national Delegates who represent all the Member Countries of the OIE between the General Sessions
of the Assembly. They began their three-year term in June 2015.
Dr Jean-Philippe Dop
Deputy Director General
(Institutional Affairs
and Regional Actions)
from 1 January 2016
Dr. Toshiro Kawashima
Dr Hugo Federico Idoyaga Benítez
Dr Hadi
Mohsin
Al‑Lawati
Vice President
• Dr Mark Schipp
Australia
Dr Joaquín Braulio Delgadillo Álvarez
Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov
Dr Brian Evans
Deputy Director General
(Animal Health,
Veterinary Public Health,
International Standards)
Dr Nicholas Kauta
Dr Karin Schwabenbauer
President
• Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane
South Africa
ast President
P
• Dr Karin Schwabenbauer
Germany
• Dr Nicholas Kauta
Uganda
• Dr Hugo Federico Idoyaga Benítez
Paraguay
• Dr Joaquín Braulio Delgadillo
Álvarez
Mexico
• Dr Toshiro Kawashima
Japan
• Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov
Russia
Dr Monique Éloit
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Dr Mark Schipp
Highlights
Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane
• Dr Hadi Mohsin Al-Lawati
Oman
Regional Commissions 2015-2018
Specialist Commissions 2015-2018
There are five Regional Commissions. Each Commission meets
once every two years, to propose recommendations adapted to
the specific economic, cultural and epidemiological needs of the
Member Countries in their region. These recommendations are then
submitted for adoption to the World Assembly of OIE Delegates.
The role of the four Specialist Commissions is to gather the
latest scientific information in order to study the epidemiology
and methods of controlling animal diseases, as well as to ensure
the health safety of international trade in animals and their
products, to develop and revise the international standards of
the OIE, and to address technical or scientific questions raised
by Member Countries. The 24 members elected in 2015 have a
term of three years.
AFRICA
EUROPE
President
•D
r Komla Batassé Batawui
Togo
President
• Dr Ago Pärtel
Estonia
Vice Presidents
•D
r Theogen Rutagwenda
Rwanda
•D
r Karim Boughalem
Algeria
Vice Presidents
• Dr Siala Rustamova
Azerbaijan
• Dr Lucio Carbajo Goñi
Spain
Secretary General
•D
r Gaston Djonwe
Cameroon
Secretary General
• Dr Budimir Plavšic
Serbia
THE AMERICAS
THE MIDDLE EAST
President
•D
r Guilherme H. Figueiredo
Marques
Brazil
President
• Dr Kassem N. Al-Qahtani
Qatar
Vice Presidents
• Dr Miguel Ángel Azañón
Guatemala
•D
r Mark Trotman
Barbados
Secretary General
•D
r Martine Dubuc
Canada
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
President
•D
r Zhang Zhongqiu
China (People’s Republic of)
Vice Presidents
•D
r Sen Sovann
Cambodia
•D
r Keshav Prasad Premy
Nepal
Secretary General
•D
r Matthew Stone
New Zealand
CODE
COMMISSION
AQUATIC ANIMALS
COMMISSION
President
• Dr Étienne Bonbon
France
President
• Dr Ingo Ernst
Australia
Vice Presidents
• Dr Stuart MacDiarmid
New Zealand
• Dr Gastón Maria Funez
Argentina
Vice Presidents
• Dr Alicia Gallardo Lagno
Chile
• Dr Edmund Peeler
United Kingdom
Vice Presidents
• Dr Abdulghani Y. Al-Fadhl
Saudi Arabia
• Dr Elias Ibrahim
Leban
Members
• Dr Masatsugu Okita
Japan
• Dr Emmwanuel
Couacy-Hymann
Cote d’Ivoire
• Dr Salah Hammami
Tunisia
Members
• Dr Joanne Constantine
Canada
• Dr Maxwell Barson
Zimbabwe
• Pr Mohamed Shariff
Bin Mohamed Din
Malaysia
Secretary General
• Dr Salah Fadhil Abbas
Iraq
SCIENTIFIC
COMMISSION
LABORATORIES
COMMISSION
President
• Dr Gideon Brückner
South Africa
President
• Dr Beverly Schmitt
United States of America
Vice Presidents
• Dr Kris De Clercq
Belgium
• Dr Jeff Hammond
Australia
Vice Presidents
• Dr Franck Berthe
France
• Dr Hualan Chen
China (People’s Republic of)
Members
• Dr Silvia Bellini
Italy
• Dr Baptiste Dungu
CONGO (Rep. of the)
• Dr Juan Antonio
Montaño Hirose
Mexico
Members
• Dr Anthony Fooks
United Kingdom
• Dr Peter Daniels
Australia
• Dr Mehdi El Harrak
Morocco
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Key dates of 2015
January
March
With the rapid expansion of global
aquaculture, and the increase
in associated health risks of
international trade in live aquatic
animals and their products,
this conference underlined the
importance of protecting the
health of aquatic species and
building a global framework for
better management, prevention
and control of the diseases that
affect them. The objective of which
is to provide more high-quality
protein to feed human populations.
~ 250 participants
This conference led to the adoption
of an FAO/OIE Global Strategy for
the Control and Eradication of PPR
by 2030, based on the successful
Strategy, which led to the
eradication of rinderpest in 2011.
The eradication of PPR will contribute
to mitigating one of the greatest
threats to the food security and
livelihoods of hundreds of millions
of rural families.
The FAO/OIE Global PPR
Secretariat, which will oversee the
implementation of this Strategy, is
now in place.
~ 300 participants
February
The OIE and the US
Centers for Disease
Control (CDC)
strengthen their
collaboration
This collaboration notably focuses on
increasing support for countries as
they align their compliance with the
OIE intergovernmental standards on
the quality of Veterinary Services.
Country engagement in the OIE
PVS Pathway contributes to the
implementation of the International
Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) and
supports the strengthening of national
capacities for the detection, reporting
and response of Public Health Events
of International Concern, as required
by the IHR Secretariat of the WHO.
The collaboration between the OIE
and CDC is fully synergistic with the
development of the Global Health
Security Agenda (GHSA).
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Highlights
April
Celebration of World
Health Day 2015,
based on the theme of food safety
7 April
Paris (France)
The three international standardsetting organisations for food
safety, the WHO, OIE and FAO,
gathered together to celebrate
this day at Rungis International
Market (France), one of the largest
markets in the world.
In the current context of
globalisation, ensuring the safety
of food products is a major
challenge for all countries.
This is the reason for which action
must be taken at all stages of
the food chain, from production
on the farm to human or animal
consumption.
May
This year, as in every year for the last
90 years, towards the end of May,
the OIE World Assembly of Delegates
met for six days and participated in
adopting 41 Resolutions to improve
animal health and welfare, in
conjunction with the election of new
members to the governing bodies of
the OIE (for more information, see
pages 6 and 12).
~ 900 participants
June
Launch of the World
Animal Health Interface
This tool presents the annual
compilation of animal health
information from both OIE Member
Countries and non-Member
Countries.
This unique tool, World Animal
Health, provides information to all
those who are interested in animal
production, disease surveillance
in wildlife, international trade
in animals and their products,
epidemiology, and controlling
animal diseases, including
zoonoses.
Data was gathered by the OIE
under its historic mandate to
ensure the transparency of the
animal health situation through
its online World Animal Health
Information System (WAHIS).
Previously published annually in a
paper format, this compilation is
now available on line and updated
on a permanent basis.
www.oie.int/ WAHISPortal
July
Bringing together key players in
the health, defence and security
sectors of more than 120 countries
for the first time, this conference
strengthened collaborations and
enabled a consensus to be
established with regard to building
the capacity of animal and human
health systems to prevent, detect
and address biological threats,
whether deliberate, accidental or
natural; in particular, targeting
diseases transmissible to humans
at the animal source.
~ 300 participants
October
Many countries do not have a
sufficient number of veterinarians
to cover their entire territory.
Consequently, they have to rely
upon those in the field for support,
such as veterinary
para-professionals, whose
supervision and training must be
strengthened.
This conference, organised in
collaboration with the Global
Alliance for Livestock Veterinary
Medicines (GALVmed) and the
African Veterinary Technicians
Association (AVTA), brought
together representatives of African
veterinary authorities, veterinary
para-professional associations and
federations, to develop relations
and cooperation, optimise field
work, and improve the delivery of
animal health services.
~ 100 participants
September
Global Health Security
Agenda (GHSA)
High-Level Meeting
November
7-9 September
Seoul, (Korea, Rep. of)
Animal Health and
Climate Change
Twelve months after President Obama
met with Ministers, senior officials
from 44 countries and leading
international organisations to
reaffirm the commitment to GHSA,
this high-level meeting provided an
opportunity to assess the progress
achieved so far.
9 December
Le Bourget (France)
Countries taking part in GHSA were
called upon to strengthen their
national health systems and rapidly
align their compliance with
international health standards and
obligations.
In terms of animal health, the meeting
highlighted the important contribution
of the OIE Tool for the Evaluation of
Performance of Veterinary Services
(OIE PVS Tool) as well as the World
Animal Health Information System
(WAHIS).
~ 500 participants
At 21st Conference (COP21) of
the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), and with the
World Farmers Organisation (WFO),
the OIE organised a conference
on « Agriculture in a Post-Kyoto
Terrain ». The conference addressed
the necessity of increasing the
sustainability and resilience of
animal production systems in the
coming years, by strengthening
animal health systems, to mitigate
the effects of climate change.
~ 80 participants
December
Towards the end of this conference,
a global action plan to eradicate
dog-mediated human rabies was
launched by the OIE and WHO, in
collaboration with the FAO and with
the support of the Global Alliance for
Rabies Control (GARC), to harmonise
actions against the disease and
provide adaptable and achievable
guidance to rabies-affected
countries and regions.
Goal: zero human deaths from
canine rabies by 2030 in participating
countries.
~ 300 participants
Principal
conferences
in 2016
GLOBAL EVENTS
84th General Session of the OIE
22–27 May
Paris (France)
4th OIE Global Conference on
Veterinary Education
22-24 June
Bangkok (Thailand)
4th Global Conference on Animal
Welfare
6-8 December
Guadalajara (Mexico)
2nd International Symposium on
Alternatives to Antibiotics
13-15 December
Paris (France) – OIE Headquarters
REGIONAL EVENTS
27th Conference of the OIE
Regional Commission for Europe
19-23 September
Lisbon (Portugal)
23rd Conference of the OIE
Regional Commission for the
Americas
14-18 November
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
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Standards
Transparency
To improve animal health and welfare,
as well as veterinary public health
worldwide
To share, in real time, accurate
information on the global animal
disease situation
Protecting animals, preserving our future.
The 4 Pillars
of the OIE
Expertise
Solidarity
To collect, analyse and disseminate
veterinary scientific information
To develop international solidarity
in order to control animal diseases
more effectively
The World Organisation for Animal Health has been mandated by its 180 Member Countries
to improve animal health and welfare throughout the world.
For more than 90 years, the Organisation has ensured the transparency of the global animal
health situation, including diseases transmissible to humans; updating and publication of
methods for preventing and controlling animal diseases; strengthening of national animal
health systems; and health safety in the global trade of animals and their products.
These actions have been solidified through the adoption of international standards by
the national Delegates of the 180 Member Countries of the OIE, which are recognised as
reference standards by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The four pillars of the OIE
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180
National
180 Delegates
Member
Countries
since 2014
Standards
vote on the standards
proposed by
the OIE every year
8 Focal
Points
(specialised)
General Session
and standards adopted
for each country,
providing technical
support to their Delegate
By the end of the 83rd General Session of the OIE, the
World Assembly of Delegates from Member Countries
had adopted 41 Resolutions, confirming their approval
of new intergovernmental standards and guidelines
aimed at protecting and improving animal health and
welfare.
Prevention and control of terrestrial
and aquatic animal diseases
Diagnostic tests
and vaccines
Terrestrial Code
Terrestrial Manual
18 revised chapters
3 new chapters
17 revised chapters
1 new chapter
In particular:
In particular :
• Foot and mouth disease
• Infection with Taenia solium
• Atypical form of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy
• Animal welfare: dairy cattle
• Management of veterinary
laboratories
• Managing biological risk in the
veterinary laboratory and animal
facilities
• Q fever: diagnosis
• Rinderpest: development
conditions for vaccinal tests
• Equine influenza: updating
vaccine strains
• Glanders
Antimicrobial resistance:
• Harmonisation of national
antimicrobial resistance
surveillance and monitoring
programmes
• Risk analysis for antimicrobial
resistance arising from the use
of antimicrobial agents in
terrestrial animals
• Risk analysis for antimicrobial
resistance arising from the use
of antimicrobial agents in
aquatic animals
• Infectious hypodermal and
haematopoietic necrosis
• Necrotising hepatopancreatitis
• Taura syndrome
• Infection with Perkinsus olseni
• Infection with yellow head virus
• Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis
disease: newly listed by the OIE
• Control of pathogenic agents in
aquatic animal feed
12 revised chapters
2 new chapters
5 revised chapters
Aquatic Code
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Aquatic Manual
Focus on…
Combatting antimicrobial
resistance and promoting
the responsible
and prudent use of
antimicrobials in animals
Through a new Resolution, adopted
at the 83rd General Session, OIE
Member Countries committed
themselves to continuing efforts to
prevent antimicrobial resistance. In
addition to updating the standards
regarding antimicrobial resistance for
terrestrial and aquatic animals, the
OIE has been given the responsibility of
establishing a global database on the
use of antimicrobial agents in animal
production. The information provided
by Member Countries and linked to the
World Animal Health Information System
(WAHIS) will enable better analysis and
control of the origin of medicines, offer
access to more reliable data on imports,
allow tracing of their circulation, and
improve the evaluation of the quality of
products in circulation.
In addition, Member Countries provided
their support to the global action plan of
the World Health Organization (WHO)
on antibiotic resistance, also adopted
in May 2015 by the WHO World Health
Assembly.
The objective of the plan is to ensure the
continued effectiveness of treatments
for infectious diseases through the use of
effective and high-quality antimicrobial
agents. It highlights the importance of
the many initiatives taken by the OIE in
this area; particularly in regard to the use
of antimicrobial agents in animals.
Prevention and control
of animal diseases
Several important updates concerning
the standards and prevention and control
programmes for certain animal diseases,
such as foot and mouth disease, bovine
spongiform encephalopathy, peste des
petits ruminants and rinderpest, were
adopted by the OIE Delegates.
Foot and mouth disease
New measures to avoid unjustified
restrictions on international trade,
while still protecting the health safety
of such trading arrangements, were
approved. Following several years of
effort, these measures place increased
emphasis on the concepts of zoning and
compartmentalisation.
Bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE)
The chapter on BSE was modified to
include provisions for the atypical form
of the disease, a rare form that appears
spontaneously around the world. The
disease status of countries for BSE has
therefore been revised to take reporting
of these cases into account.
Success of the OIE
Improved Animal Welfare
Programme
With financial support from the
Australian Ministry of Agriculture, the
Improved Animal Welfare Programme
(IAWP) provided training to a large
number of trainers, in particular on the
handling and slaughter of cattle and
pigs, in various countries of Asia and the
Middle East.
Launched in 2012, this major programme
has trained 654 individuals from 17
countries in seminars organised in
various countries. The approach used in
the programme, which terminated in
2015, will continue to be used on an ad
hoc basis in several regions to support
the implementation of OIE standards on
animal welfare. These standards were
complemented by the adoption of a
new chapter in 2015, in the area of dairy
cattle production.
Rinderpest
In 2014, the World Assembly of OIE
Delegates adopted a legal framework,
jointly developed by the OIE and Food
and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO), to designate
facilities authorised to hold rinderpest
virus containing material.
In 2015, five facilities in four countries
were approved to keep and store these
materials, following site inspections
carried out by teams of OIE/FAO experts.
The eradication of this disease in 2011
was a significant achievement, however,
vigilance is always required to avoid any
reintroduction of the virus, whether by
accident or on purpose.
The first World Antibiotic Awareness Week took
place in November 2015. The OIE targeted its
communication material at policy-makers,
veterinarians, and animal producers and owners,
to raise awareness of best practices to preserve
the effectiveness of antibiotics.
A training DVD on cattle welfare, before and
during slaughter (with and without stunning) has
been produced by the OIE and sent out to trainers
and OIE Focal Points for Animal Welfare
(available in English and Arabic).
“ The Delegates
from OIE Member
Countries adopted
41 Resolutions
in 2015. ”
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Diseases
53 affecting
wildlife
Diseases
listed in WAHIS
Transparency
notified to WAHIS–Wild
47
On becoming a Member of the OIE, each country
commits itself to notifying the Organisation of any
disease situation (of both terrestrial and aquatic
animals) within its territory, as soon as possible,
and in a transparent manner.
National
Focal Points
trained in animal disease
notification in 2015
Official information on
world animal health
This data is available on line in WAHIS, the World Animal Health
Information System, and permanently accessible to all countries,
whether they are OIE Member Countries or non-Member
Countries. Online consultation through the public interface
is available through the OIE website.
www.oie.int/ WAHISPortal
Collection of official
information
1,351
immediate
notifications and
follow-up reports
Searches for non-official
information and verification
of information
53
from
101
countries
100%
concerning
58
diseases
sanitary events
identified
by the OIE’s active
search system
published information
verified by the OIE
Improving the transparency
of animal health information
In June 2015, the online arrival of the World Animal Health Interface
enabled easier access to global animal health information in real time
(see 'Key dates' page 8 for more details).
The development of a WAHIS application for mobile phones and
tablets is planned for 2016. This will make it much easier to consult
the data contained in WAHIS and enable users to receive immediate
notifications from the OIE.
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The four pillars of the OIE
Dissemination
of information
to the
46,585 visits
homepage of WAHIS
More than
12,000 subscribers
to the OIE-Info
distribution list
pages
1,5 web
viewed on the WAHIS
million Interface
Official disease
status
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has
mandated the OIE since 2008 to officially
recognise zones (entire countries or parts
of countries) as being free from specific
diseases. An OIE Member Country can
request to be included in the list of
countries with a recognised disease
status for six priority diseases listed by
the OIE (please see figure on the right).
This procedure is entirely voluntary
for Member Countries. They may also
request, should they wish, the official
endorsement of the OIE of their national
control programmes in regard to three
specific diseases.
WHAT ARE THE STAGES
IN OBTAINING OFFICIAL
DISEASE STATUS?
Number of countries with an official
disease status or with a
control programme endorsed by the OIE
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
(FMD)
Countries
Free
without
vaccination
Free
with
vaccination
Control
programme
Countries
having a zone
recognised
67
(1)
1
BOVINE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE)
12
Negligible
risk
8
Controlled
risk
(3)
(1)
41
1
(6)
11
8
Countries
Country for the official
recognition of disease status
Countries
having a zone
recognised
(4)
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE
PLEUROPNEUMONIA (CBPP)
➤ Application from a Member
Countries
PESTE DES PETITS
RUMINANTS (PPR)
Countries
having a zone
recognised
Countries
Countries
having a zone
recognised
➤ Assessment of the application
by OIE ad hoc Groups with the
relevant scientific expertise
Free
11
Free
(1)
52
1
(4)
(1)
➤ Recommendation of the
Scientific Commission for
Animal Diseases
➤ Official recognition by the World
Control 1
programme (1)
Control
programme
Assembly of National Delegates
➤ Annual reconfirmation at the
OIE General Session
6
Diseases
included
AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS
(AHS)
Countries
in the procedure for official recognition
of disease status
56
Country
requests
Free
CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER
(CSF)
Countries
having a zone
recognised
Countries
69
Free
(1)
23
(23)
Countries
having a zone
recognised
1
(1)
for recognition of official disease status
or control programmes submitted to the
OIE for evaluation and potential adoption
by the World Assembly in May 2015
Facilitating annual
reconfirmations
Since the end of 2015, a secure
online system, aimed at
simplifying the procedure for
annual confirmation of official
disease status and official control
programmes endorsed by the OIE,
has been available to national
Delegates.
Since May 2014, OIE Member Countries
have been able to request official
recognition of their animal health status
in regard to Classical swine fever (CSF).
otal number of whole countries
T
or countries with zone(s)
(including new countries or zones
recognised as of end of May 2015)
• No country or zone recognised
• No control programme endorsed by
the OIE
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Expertise
4
The OIE gathers and analyses the latest scientific
information on matters of veterinary scientific
expertise, not only in relation to the prevention and
control of animal diseases, but also in fields such
as antimicrobial resistance, animal welfare and the
quality of veterinary education. The OIE subsequently
disseminates this information to its Member
Countries.
A worldwide network
of expertise
The OIE is built upon a network of expertise that today
comprises 301 designated Reference Centres, spread across the
five continents and includes:
• Reference Laboratories, which specialise in a particular
disease;
• Collaborating Centres, designated for a particular area of
expertise, relating to animal health (animal welfare, general
epidemiology, veterinary medicines, etc…).
Reference
Centres
including 252 Reference
Laboratories and 49
Collaborating Centres
Regional and
global partner
organisations
both public-sector and
private-sector
Global
Conferences
organised by the OIE
Publications
OIE publications are a valuable source of documentation for
those in the scientific community who are interested in animals
and the progress of veterinary medicine worldwide. They address
all aspects of animal health and welfare, as well as veterinary
public health, from a wide range of authors with hugely diverse
backgrounds.
Order a publication from the online bookshop at:
www.oie.int/Bookshop
To provide a more balanced distribution of veterinary scientific
expertise throughout the world, and to strengthen animal
disease surveillance and control networks, the OIE has developed
twinning programmes (see page 19). For the laboratories, each
twinning project involves the partnering of an OIE Reference
Centre with a selected Candidate laboratory, to exchange skills
and knowledge over a defined period.
Camelid diseases:
working towards a new centre of expertise
Some of the most widely read
publications from 2015 are pictured
here. Many others can be found
in the publications catalogue,
available online at:
www.oie.int/Publications
In May 2015, a twinning project was launched to
establish a new OIE Collaborating Centre for camelid
diseases in Abu Dhabi (the United Arab Emirates).
Over five years, this twinning programme will focus on
leading new research into the sources of human infection
by the coronavirus responsible for the Middle East
respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV).
Identified in humans for the first time in 2012, this
virus causes severe respiratory disease and has
become a serious public health problem. Numerous
interinstitutional efforts are being made to share all
available information on the subject (see page 26).
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A database available to all
More than 6,500 publications are available online in
the OIE’s document collection:
www.oie.int/Alexandrie
Global strategies
for the control
of animal diseases
Strengthening
surveillance of
avian influenza
Elimination of
dog-mediated human
rabies
Control and eradication of
peste des petits ruminants
(PPR)
This fatal disease is still present in more
than two-thirds of the countries in
the world. In 2015, the FAO/OIE/WHO
Tripartite Alliance actively engaged in
motivating countries to invest in the
fight against rabies. In addition to World
Rabies Day in September 2015, a global
action plan to eliminate dog-mediated
human rabies by 2030 was approved at
the OIE/WHO Global Conference, held in
Geneva (Switzerland) in December 2015
(see page 9).
A Global Strategy for the Control and
Eradication of PPR was launched jointly
between the OIE and FAO in April 2015.
The Strategy aims to eradicate the
disease by 2030 (see page 8).
The continuing evolution and emergence
of this disease in a number of countries
iterates the need to continue strengthening
surveillance systems to improve the early
detection and reporting of avian influenza.
To achieve this objective, regional
action plans outline the control and
eradication measures to be implemented
atnational and regional levels, in a
stepwise approach. Of nine PPR “regional
roadmaps”, planned to cover Africa, the
Middle East, western Eurasia and Asia,
three regional initiatives have already
been launched in 2015: in Central Africa,
East Africa and the Middle East.
The transborder nature of this disease
requires actions to be harmonised in all
countries in the same region.
To prevent the threat that this disease
poses to animal health – and also,
potentially, to human health – as best
as possible, the experts of the OIE/FAO
Network of Expertise on Animal Influenza
(OFFLU) monitor and analyse the presence
of influenza in the avifauna. In 2015,
a platform dedicated to the surveillance
of wild avifauna was established.
Close collaboration with WHO, furthermore,
enables the use of this compiled
information when selecting the vaccinal
strains that form part of human influenza
vaccines.
The research of the OFFLU Network extends
beyond avian influenza to all animal
influenzas. Important progress in the
surveillance of swine influenza has been
conducted in 2015, which has enabled data
to be shared and an overview of the disease
situation in the swine population worldwide
to be presented.
“27 Ad hoc expert
groups met on
various technical
subjects.”
Global framework for the elimination
of Dog-mediated human rabies
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12.6
Million €
More than
Solidarity
130
countries
The OIE supports its Member Countries, and assists
them to strengthen and structure their national
animal health systems more effectively in accordance
with the international standards of the OIE. Various
tools enable the OIE to focus on notably improving
the quality of national Veterinary Services, diagnostic
laboratories and veterinary education.
have requested
a PVS Evaluation
mission in their
territories
Key role of the PVS Pathway in global
health security
The OIE World Animal
Health and Welfare Fund
('World Fund')
The PVS Pathway is today recognised as a vital tool for
enhancing national capacities to prevent and detect the
potential spread of dangerous pathogens of animal origin.
Its importance was notably highlighted during the discussions
of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) initiative.
Launched in 2014, and gathering together more than 40
nations and international organisations, such as WHO, the OIE
and FAO, the GHSA is an effort to accelerate progress towards
a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats and
promote global health security as an international priority.
In addition to the general budget, which is comprised of
mandatory contributions from Member Countries, the OIE World
Fund enables multiple donors (Member Countries, international
organisations, private foundations) to support programmes
implemented by the Organisation. In agreement with the donors,
these resources are principally used to fund a wide range of
activities to assist Member Countries with implementing the
standards of the OIE and improve the governance of their national
animal health systems, in particular their Veterinary Services.
Overheads
Distribution of activities
financed by the OIE
World Fund in 2015
Information
systems
Studies
Coordination
1,2%
6.4%
Vaccine
Banks
4.0%
4.1%
5.6%
6.5%
Capacity building
at regional level
is contributed from the
OIE World Animal Health
and Welfare Fund and
is mainly dedicated to
initiatives promoting
solidarity
29.3%
6.7%
(regional and sub-regional
seminars, training for Delegates
and National Focal Points
of Member Countries)
Global Conferences
PVS Pathway
8.4%
14.1%
Direct support
to countries
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13.7%
Twinning
Programmes
Engagement in global
initiatives and partnerships
As of 31 December 2015
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PRESCRIPTION
TWINNING PROGRAMMES
FOLLOW-UP
ASSISTANCE TOOLS
Laboratories
28 projects completed
35 projects under way
More than a 1/5 of Candidate
laboratories that have taken
part in a twinning project
have already acquired official
designation as an OIE
Reference Centre
PVS Evaluation
128 missions completed
PVS
Gap Analysis
Veterinary
Legislation
48 missions completed
85 missions completed
PVS Evaluation
Follow-Up
30 missions completed
PVS Evaluation
Aquatic Animals
Veterinary Education
Establishments
PVS
Laboratory
9 missions completed
8 projects under way
8 missions completed
Veterinary
Statutory Bodies
1 project under way
As of 31 December 2015
The PVS Pathway for the sustainable improvement of the performance
of national Veterinary Services
The first stage in the PVS Pathway is an
evaluation of the animal health objectives
of a country by international experts,
who also analyse the capacities and
resources of its national Veterinary Services
and/or the departments responsible
for the health of aquatic animals. This
is to assess their compliance with the
international quality standards of the
OIE. The stage-wise process of the PVS
Pathway also contributes to the sustainable
consolidation of national animal
health systems, through the gradual
implementation of various capacity
building interventions, twinning projects
and tools for assistance.
Regional vaccine banks
The OIE contributes to the success of
national and regional programmes to
control and eradicate priority diseases.
Various targeted actions have been
undertaken, such as international
studies to support countries with
refining the methodology of
implementing such programmes.
The establishment of regional vaccine
banks that can be accessed by
countries is another example.
RABIES
Region
Number of recipient
countries
Total number
of doses
delivered:
• by the OIE with
donor funds
• purchased by
the WHO
• purchased directly
by countries
• in 2015
In 2015, these vaccine banks have
enabled, with the support of donors,
the delivery of tens of millions of
vaccine doses in Africa and Asia.
Moreover, many Member Countries
have been able to buy vaccines
directly through this mechanism,
benefiting from high-quality vaccines
that comply with the international
standards of the OIE.
FOOT AND
MOUTH DISEASE
PESTE DES
PETITS RUMINANTS
Africa and Asia
Asia
Africa
19
5
4
10.4 million
3.4 million
14 million
4.02 million
3.4 million
10 million
The PVS Pathway is a voluntary process,
requested by national authorities on
their own initiatives. It enables a country
to identify, in accordance with its own
priorities, the most important actions and
investments that it should undertake to put
in place effective and sustainable animal
health systems.
Capacity building for
Delegates and National
Focal Points
Various regional and sub-regional
seminars and training workshops are
organised every year to facilitate the
implementation of OIE standards
in Member Countries, as well as to
encourage their participation in the
preliminary consultation mechanisms
before standards are adopted.
Aimed at OIE Delegates and national
Focal Points, these workshops also
strengthen the regional networks of
Veterinary Services to improve the
governance of animal health systems.
Eleven seminars with, on average 36
participants, were organised in 2015
in the five continents, with financial
support from donors to the OIE World
Fund.
6.15 million
4 million
(with financial support
from the World Bank)
223,000
6.99 million
An agreement between
the OIE and WHO was
implemented in 2015,
enabling the WHO
to purchase canine
antirabies vaccines
through the OIE Vaccine
Bank.
600,000
3 million
As of 31 December 2015
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Regional
projects
Thirteen Regional and Sub-Regional
Representations and Offices contribute to the
efforts of the OIE to develop a global network of
animal health systems and centres of expertise
capable of combatting emerging and re-emerging
diseases, particularly zoonoses.
Number of Member Countries
in the region
AFRICA
THE AMERICAS
54
29
l Tunis
Regional and Sub-Regional
Representations
Bamako l
l Nairobi
Panama l
l Buenos Aires
Gaborone l
Diseases observed
in 2015
(Based on immediate disease
notifications received in 2015)
• Foot and mouth disease in North
and southern Africa
• Highly pathogenic avian influenza
in North America
• Highly pathogenic avian influenza
in West Africa
•L
ow pathogenic avian influenza
in Central and North America
• Peste des petits ruminants in various
zones
• Newcastle disease in Central America
Regional progress with the PVS Pathway
(as of 31 December 2015)
Number of missions completed as a percentage of the number of Member Countries per region
AFRICA
THE MIDDLE EAST
THE AMERICAS
0
25
EUROPE
PVS Evaluation
50
75
100
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PVS Gap Analysis
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Veterinary Legislation
Support Programme
PVS Evaluation Follow-Up
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE
THE MIDDLE EAST
32
53
12
l Moscow
l Tokyo
l Astana
Brussels l
l Bangkok
l Beirut
Sofia l
• Highly pathogenic avian influenza
in South-East Asia
• Highly pathogenic avian influenza
in different zones
•H
ighly pathogenic avian influenza
in different zones
• Low pathogenic avian influenza
in South-East Asia
• Bluetongue
• Foot and mouth disease in different
zones
• Foot and mouth disease
• Low pathogenic avian influenza
in Western Europe
• Lumpy skin disease in the Arab
Peninsula
Regional Commission Conferences
21st Conference of the OIE Regional
Commission for Africa
29th Conference of the OIE Regional
Commission for Asia and the Pacific
13th Conference of the OIE Regional
Commission for the Middle East
16–20 February
14–18 September
10–14 November
Rabat (Morocco)
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Beirut (Lebanon)
• Impact of animal diseases on animal
productivity and public health in Africa
• Transboundary movements of animals
and animal products and their role in the
epidemiology of animal diseases in Africa.
• The role of Veterinary Services in
managing emerging aquatic animal
diseases
• Cooperation between the animal
health and public health sector
•C
ontrol of rabies in the region, in
particular on stray dog control
• The use of non-structural proteins to
differentiate between vaccinated and
infected animals
Seminars on the development of public–private partnerships
to support Veterinary Services
• Rabat (Morocco), 16 February
• Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 14 September
• Kaslik (Lebanon), 10 November
Organised on the margins of the three
Regional Commission Conferences
that took place in 2015, and with
the support of the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, these seminars
reaffirmed the commitment of the
OIE to assist Member Countries with
implementing its the intergovernmental
standards, notably in regard to the
quality of Veterinary Services. They
allow the Member Country Delegates
of the regions concerned to discuss
the importance of the relationship
between official Veterinary Services
and stakeholders in the private sector
(veterinarians and private
para-professionals) in achieving their
mandate and the need for appropriate
national legislation. Faced with
numerous challenges in this area, the
OIE offers, through the PVS Pathway,
a Veterinary Legislation Support
Programme to assist countries with
preparing coherent legislation and
establish effective Veterinary Statutory
Bodies.
Regional projects
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Africa
Reinforcing veterinary
governance in Africa: VETGOV
The Regional Sahel Pastoralism
Support Project (PRAPS)
Supporting vaccination
campaigns against rabies
This programme provides important
support to missions carried out in Africa
under the PVS Pathway as well as other
capacity building initiatives.
The main purpose of this project is to
improve access for pastoralists and
agro-pastoralists to essential production
means and services, as well as to
markets, in selected cross-border regions
and along the axes of transhumance in
six countries in the Sahel.
First delivery of the rabies vaccine
in North Africa, provided by the OIE
Regional Vaccine Bank
Regional VETGOV workshops
Tunis (Tunisia)
8–12 June
With the five Member States of the Arab
Maghreb Union (AMU)
By receiving these vaccines free of
charge, Tunisia was able to concentrate
on the launch of its national vaccination
campaign, holding an Awareness Day,
whose purpose was to raise awareness
among the population and, in particular,
among children, of the risks of this fatal
disease.
Maseru (Lesotho)
6–10 July
For the 15 Member States of the Southern African
Development Community (SADC)
Among the programme activities
conducted in 2015, a Veterinary Legislation
Support Programme (VLSP) expert
training seminar took place at the OIE
Headquarters. In addition, two training
workshops on the harmonisation
of veterinary legislation in regional
economic communities (RECs) were
organised by the OIE, in collaboration
with AU–IBAR and the FAO Emergency
Center for Transboundary Animal
Diseases (ECTAD).
Similar seminars will take place in 2016 and
2017 for the Member States of ECOWAS
and EAC, and the countries of COMESA .
In December 2015, a grant contract
was signed with the European Union to
provide further support to Veterinary
Services, as well as rabies control and
elimination in Africa.
ECOWAS: Economic Community Of West African States
EAC: East African Community
COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Project financed by
European Union
In partnership with
• African Union
Interafrican Bureau
for Animal Resources
(AU-IBAR)
• Emergency Center
for Transboundary
Animal Diseases
(ECTAD)
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• Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
the United Nations
(FAO)
For more
information
on the VETGOV
programme
www.oie.int/
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In October 2015, 80,000 doses of
anti-rabies vaccine were provided to
Tunisia to support the implementation of
a national canine vaccination campaign.
The PRAPS encompasses five
components at national level. At regional
level, the project is coordinated by the
Permanent Interstates Committee for
Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS).
The animal health component will be
implemented by the OIE and is largely
based on tools under the PVS Pathway.
The animal health component is divided
into two sub- components:
• upgrading infrastructure and
strengthening the capacities of national
Veterinary Services
• Support for the surveillance and
control of priority animal diseases and
veterinary medicines, including peste des
petits ruminants and contagious bovine
pleuropneumonia.
Further actions will be implemented to
ensure the effectiveness of this initiative;
for example, the control of the stray dog
population.
In addition to providing canine rabies
vaccines, the OIE supports numerous
other activities, from training personnel
to carry out vaccinations to organising
communication campaigns to make dog
owners more responsible.
As of December 2015, nearly 13 million
doses of canine rabies vaccine had
been provided through the OIE Regional
Vaccine Bank, notably in Asia and Africa.
Regional coordination of activities for
this component has been delegated to
the OIE through a partnership agreement
between the CILSS and the OIE. This
project will notably include measures to
control peste des petits ruminants, in line
with the FAO/OIE Global Strategy for the
Control and Eradication of PPR launched
in 2015.
Project principally
financed by
The World Bank
In partnership with
Permanent
Interstates
Committee for
Drought Control in
the Sahel (CILSS)
Countries involved
• Burkina Faso
• Chad
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Senegal
For more
information on the
PVS Pathway
see page 19
Project financed by
European Union
The Americas
Assisting countries to gain
official recognition of their
disease status
Workshop on the OIE procedure
for official recognition of country
status with respect to classical swine
fever (CSF) and bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE)
Panama City Panama)
10–12 March
Preventing antimicrobial
resistance in South America
Sub-Regional Meeting on Antimicrobial
Resistance for OIE Delegates, National
Focal Points for Veterinary Products,
and the Ministries of Health from
MERCOSUR
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
28–29 April
Aimed at Veterinary Service
representatives in charge of control and
prevention programmes for CSF and
BSE, this seminar focused on improving
both their understanding of current OIE
procedures for recognition of official
disease status and the quality of the
dossiers submitted by their country (see
page 15).
Meeting financed by
Spanish Agency
for International
Development
Cooperation (AECID)
Countries involved
24 countries from
the Americas, OIE
members
2nd Regional Conference for the
Americas: Facilitation of international
competition horse movement
Medellin (Colombia)
1–3 December
The equine industry is of considerable
importance in the Americas. However, it
faces specific challenges that hinder the
free and safe temporary international
movement of competition horses, as well
as the development of the sector.
This conference provided representatives
from the equine industry and Veterinary
Services the opportunity to discuss the
HHP concept and identify the most
effective avenues for collaboration during
its future implementation in the region.
The participants were able to work on
case studies from hypothetical dossiers,
with Reference Laboratory experts and
teams from OIE Headquarters.
This hands-on exercise should help
considerably when countries seek official
recognition of their disease status in
regard to priority diseases, such as CSF
and BSE, in the region. Such recognition
is an important part of the protection
of animal and public health and the
maintenance of safe international
trading relations.
Implementing the High
Health, High Performance
(HHP) horses concept in the
Americas
Facilitated by the OIE, this meeting was
held to raise awareness of this issue
among the human health and animal
health sectors and promote interaction
between countries, regions and
sub-regions. Participants were able to
discuss their current national activities
and future projects to implement
coordinated surveillance and control
programmes for antimicrobial resistance
in their territories.
This event was in line with the FAO/
OIE/WHO Tripartite Agreement and its
implementation of the ' One Health'
approach, which promotes cross-sector
collaboration between Veterinary
Services and Human Health Services,
in accordance with the international
standards and guidelines of the OIE
and WHO.
Meeting financed by
• Argentina
• National Agrifood
Health and Quality
Service (SENASA–
Argentina)
Countries involved
Member countries
of MERCOSUR, the
Southern Common
Market, composed
of Argentina, Brazil,
Paraguay, Uruguay,
and Venezuela. Chile,
Bolivia, Colombia,
Peru and Ecuador are
associated member
countries
The need to harmonise current
procedures and regulations in the region
was highlighted, in line with the relevant
intergovernmental standard of the OIE
(Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter
4.16.).
In addition, the conference emphasised
the importance of reliable certification
for horses, based on standardised
diagnostic tests, high-quality Veterinary
Services and effective collaboration
between the public and private sectors.
Manual for the
management
of HHP horses.
Countries involved
21 countries from the
Americas, Member
Countries of the OIE
Regional projects
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Asia and the Pacific
Campaign against rabies in
South-East Asia
Stop Transboundary Animal Diseases
and Zoonoses (STANDZ) Initiative
The STANDZ Initiative is targeted at
improving the performance of Veterinary
Services in South-East Asia for the
prevention, control and eradication
of specific animal diseases, including
zoonoses such as rabies. In particular,
the initiative has led to the development
of a rabies elimination strategy for
South-East Asia.
STANDZ also supports numerous
activities for capacity building in the
region, to:
• improve coordination between the
relevant stakeholders
• develop national strategies in line with
the international standards of the OIE
and guidelines
• promote research in the disease.
Pilot rabies control projects were initiated
in 2015, through support to the mass
vaccination of dogs, epidemiological
investigations, campaigns to raise
awareness, political action, and the
promotion of the ‘One Health‘ approach.
These vaccination campaigns will continue
in the pilot zones in 2016, and a regional
workshop will be organised to share best
practices.
Controlling foot and mouth
disease (FMD) in the
Asia-Pacific region
Controlling foot and mouth disease
is a matter of the highest priority in
this region and measures have been
undertaken within the framework of
various projects for around 15 years.
South-East Asia and China Foot and
Mouth Disease Campaign
(SEACFMD)
In regard to the SEACFMD campaign,
the final strategic phase of the 2020
Roadmap has been launched.
In addition, numerous vaccination
campaigns, with post-vaccination
follow-up, took place in 2015, notably in
the north of Laos and central Myanmar,
with vaccines donated by Japan, and
thorough investigations were carried out
into FMD outbreaks.
In 2016, vaccination zones will be
extended to also include southern Laos.
OIE/Japan Trust Fund Project (JTF) on
FMD Control in Asia
4th Coordination Committee Meeting
2nd FMD Scientific Meeting for East Asia
Tokyo (Japan)
9–11 June
‘One Health‘ Activities
6th Asia–Pacific Workshop on
Multi-Sectoral Collaboration for the
Prevention and Control of Zoonoses
Sapporo (Japan)
28–30 October
The FAO, OIE and WHO collaborate
together to assist their Member
Countries in the surveillance, prevention
and control of zoonoses and emerging
diseases at the interface between
humans, animals and the environment.
Since 2010, annual regional workshops
have been organised in Asia and
the Pacific to assess progress in the
prevention and control of zoonoses and
to identify ways to further strengthen
multi-sector coordination and
collaboration at national and regional
level.
They also address significant threats
to public health, such as antimicrobial
resistance.
In 2015, the workshop welcomed
representatives from the animal and the
human health sector.
Considering that 75% of emerging
diseases are of animal origin, it is crucial
to raise awareness of the need to adopt
a multidisciplinary approach, involving
a wide range of stakeholders (doctors,
veterinarians, environmentalists, wildlife
experts, sociologists, economists, etc...).
The OIE/ JTF project on FMD control in
Asia was launched in 2011 to support
activities carried out under the
SEACFMD campaign. It aims to promote
information-sharing on FMD in the region
and to develop strategies for its control
in South Asia, in particular through the
development of a ‘roadmap‘.
It also focuses on capacity-building in
diagnosis and improving control measures
for FMD at the national and regional level.
The two meetings held in 2015 enabled
the finalisation of this project, which
will be extended to other transboundary
diseases in 2016.
Project financed by
Australia
A manual describing
the essential
components of the
SEACFMD Roadmap is
available to Member
Countries and
partners.
Project financed by
• New Zealand
• Australia
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• China (People's
Rep. of)
• Korea (Rep. of)
Meeting financed by
• Australia
• Japan
In partnership with
• World Health
Organization (WHO)
• Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
the United Nations
(FAO)
Countries involved
22 countries from
Asia, the Pacific and
Oceania
Europe
Capacity-building for OIE
Delegates and National
Focal Points
Controlling stray dog
populations
Workshops on regional stray dog
population management
Bucharest (Roumania) - 17–19 June 2014
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) - 6-8 October 2015
To improve stray dog population
management in Europe, the OIE has
developed two sub-regional initiatives in
the Balkans and West Eurasia.
Regional workshops were held in 2014
and 2015 to launch these initiatives, in
which countries agreed to become fully
compliant with the OIE standard on stray
dog population control, by 2025 (the
Balkans) and by 2030 (West Eurasia). The
ultimate objective is to reduce the issues
caused by stray dogs, particularly human
rabies, while ensuring proper animal
welfare conditions for these animals.
Countries are encouraged to conduct
in-depth self-assessments, using
the OIE Stray Dog Self-Assessment
and Monitoring Tool (SAM Tool) on a
regular basis, to establish their baseline
situation and develop national stray dog
roadmaps, which are in line with the
regional vision. These self-assessments
also allow the OIE and its financial
and technical partners involved in
animal welfare in the region to assist
with dog population management in a
coordinated manner.
In 2015, the OIE
prepared a regional
awareness campaign
to address the issue
of dog abandonment
and inadequate dog
ownership practices.
The campaign will be
launched in the first
semester of 2016.
Project principally
financed by
• European Union
• Switzerland
• World Animal
Protection
Countries involved
Balkan countries and
West Eurasia
Transport and slaughter
of animals for human
consumption
Training of trainers’ regional workshop
on animal welfare during transport and
slaughter
Tbilisi (Georgia)
Organised in 3 sessions:
• 17-20 March
• 20-24 April
• 21-22 May
As part of the first Action Plan of the
OIE Platform on Animal Welfare for
Europe, the OIE is conducting a series
of capacity-building activities aimed
at improving animal welfare practices
during the transport (by land) and
slaughter of cattle, sheep and pigs, in
line with OIE international standards.
A first ‘Train the Trainers‘ workshop, using
the methodology developed for the OIE
Improved Animal Welfare Programme
(see page 13), which has been successfully
implemented in many parts of the world,
was held in Europe in 2015. This workshop
provided an excellent opportunity for OIE
national Focal Points for Animal Welfare
and official veterinarians in charge of
slaughterhouse inspection to gain a
deeper understanding of animal welfare
issues during transport, pre-slaughter
and slaughter. Six months after the
workshop had been completed, three
countries had already organised
‘cascading‘ training at national level.
Regional seminars
Aquatic animals
Bergen (Norway)
1–3 July
Animal welfare
Kakheti (Georgia)
13–15 October
Veterinary laboratories
Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
27–29 October
The OIE has established a global capacity
building programme for OIE Delegates
and national Focal Points.
Three workshops were organised for the
European region in 2015, with financial
support from the European Union.
These workshops are intended to assist
Member Countries to implement OIE
standards and encourage them to
participate in the various mechanisms
for preliminary consultation in the
adoption of these standards.
They also provided the opportunity to
inform participants of the new areas of
work undertaken by the OIE to ensure
the follow-up of OIE Global Conferences
on relevant issues, and to reinforce
professional networks in the region,
particularly through shared experiences.
A second workshop is scheduled in
2016 in Russia for the seven remaining
Russian-speaking countries of Europe.
Project principally financed by
European Union
Project principally
financed by
European Union
Countries involved
• Azerbaijan
• Georgia
• Kazakhstan
• Moldova
• Ukraine
Regional projects
Annual report 2015
25
The Middle East
Regional activities for camel
diseases
WHO/FAO/OIE Joint Technical Mission
on MERS–CoV to support the country
most affected
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
18–20 February
Regional workshop on MERS–CoV
and ' One Health ' concept,
organised by the FAO, which led to
the ' Doha Declaration '
Doha (Qatar)
27–29 April
4th International Scientific Meeting on
MERS-CoV, organised by WHO/ Eastern
Mediterranean Regional Office
Cairo (Egypt)
5–6 May
Numerous studies and investigations
have been initiated to further our
understanding of the epidemiology of the
coronavirus responsible for the Middle
East respiratory syndrome (MERS–CoV)
in the region, and the potential role
of camelids as a reservoir and animal
source of the disease affecting humans.
In 2008, the OIE assembled an Ad Hoc
Group of Experts on Camel Diseases,
then, in 2014, a more specific Group
on MERS-CoV. In addition, the OIE
participates actively in various projects
under way in the region at interinstitutional
level, under a ‘One Health‘ approach.
Prevention and control of
Rift Valley fever (RVF) at the
human–animal interface
Inter-regional Conference on RVF
Djibouti (Djibouti)
21–23 April
Controlling RVF is a priority for the
Middle East and Africa, for both human
and animal health. Located at the heart
of the cattle trade between these two
regions, which are divided by the Red
Sea, Djibouti hosted this conference for
three days, over which debate and group
work took place, continuing the work of
previous conferences on RVF.
The principal objectives of this
conference were to highlight:
• the challenges posed by controlling this
disease in these regions
• applying the updated OIE standards
concerning trade with RVF-affected or
at-risk countries
• the most recent advances in vaccine
and diagnostic assays.
The importance of developing a
cost-effective animal vaccination
strategy for regions at risk was also
emphasised, as well as the need for
coordinated action between the human
and animal health sectors.
The OIE, in parallel, continues to
develop its activities in the Middle East,
to increase scientific knowledge of
camelid diseases and their diagnostic
and vaccination capacity, particularly
through a laboratory twinning project
that commenced in Abu Dhabi (United
Arab Emirates) in 2015 (see page 16).
Project principally
financed by
United Kingdom
In partnership with
Global Framework
for the progressive
control of
Transboundary
Animal Diseases
(GF-TADs)
In partnership with
• World Health
Organization (WHO)
• Food and
26
Agriculture
Organization of
the United Nations
(FAO)
Annual report 2015
Regional projects
Countries involved
18 countries from the
Middle East and Horn
of Africa
Funding
OIE activities are financed through various types of contributions:
STATUTORY
CONTRIBUTIONS
VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS
OTHER
INCOME
Divided into
6 CATEGORIES*
chosen by the countries
World Animal Health
and Welfare Fund
Publications
50% reduction for Member
Countries on the United
Nations' list of Least
Developed Countries
Co-funding
from countries hosting
OIE Offices
Specific donations
Fees related to official
recognition of status
for certain diseases
Various services
Financing
Standard-setting
and animal health
information activities
Provision of premises,
equipment and staff
verall
O
budget
25.7
Million €
* To which two ' extraordinary '
categories were added in 2015
The scientific and educational services provided by the 301 OIE Reference Centres (in kind) must be added to these resources,
which represent a considerable non-budgeted contribution towards the fulfilment of the mandate of the OIE.
Donors and partners
The OIE World Animal Health and Welfare Fund receives voluntary contributions from donors (Member Countries,
international organisations, private foundations), which complement the general budget of the OIE for the conduct of
numerous activities that facilitate the implementation of OIE standards and recommendations by Member Countries.
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