Transcript Diapositive 1 - World Organisation for Animal Health

Dr. Bernard Vallat
Director General of the OIE
Keynote address
Objectives and Expectations
OIE Global Conference on Veterinary Legislation
Djerba, Tunisia, 7 December 2010
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Contents
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Introduction
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Background, OIE 5th Strategic Plan and
current initiatives
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Veterinary Legislation – a key element in
the OIE PVS Pathway
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Objectives & expectations
5th OIE Strategic Plan (2011-2015)
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Animal Health systems are a global public
good
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One World-One Health (OWOH)
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Global public goods are goods whose benefits extend to
all countries, people and generations
A global strategy for cooperation in managing risks at
the animal-human interface
Relation between animal health, animal
production and the environment
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Need to gain a clearer understanding of the link
between animals and the environment.
5th Strategic Plan: Key concepts
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Food Security & Food Safety
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Need for a global supply of safe food
Food security, including animal protein, is a key public
health concern
Healthy animals ensure food security and food safety
Veterinary Services play a key role in protecting society
Animal welfare: a OIE strategic engagement
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Animal health is a key component of animal welfare
OIE is recognised globally as the leader in setting
international animal welfare standards
5th Strategic Plan: Key concepts
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Veterinary education
The quality of veterinarians is essential for protection of
society
 Recognition of veterinary diploma and professional excellence
 OIE Global Conference on Veterinary Education (and follow up)
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Good Governance of Veterinary Services
Need for appropriate legislation and implementation through
national animal health systems
 A responsibility of Government
 Alliances between public and private sectors (farmers,
consumers)
 Quality of Services: use of OIE PVS evaluation and PVS Gap
Analysis tools
 Initial and ongoing veterinary education
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Trends in animal protein consumption
 Shift from poverty to middle-class (+1 billion
people expected)
 Increase in the number of daily meals
 Some projections for 2030 indicate that the
demand for animal proteins, in particular milk
and eggs, will increase by 50%, especially in
developing countries
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Veterinary Services in today’s world
 Pathogens are transported around the
world faster than the average
incubation time of most epizootics.
 Climate change and human behaviour
allow colonisation of new territories by
vectors and pathogens
e.g …
bluetongue in Europe; H5N1 avian influenza; west Nile
fever in the USA
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Zoonotic potential of animal pathogens
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60% of human pathogens are
zoonotic
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75% of emerging diseases are
zoonotic
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80% of agents with a potential
use in bioterrorism are
zoonotic pathogens
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Food security, food safety
and public health
 1 billion poor people depend on livestock for survival
 The impact of animal diseases on animal production losses
worldwide exceeds 20%
 Animal health, food security, public health are linked
 Animal protein is crucial for human health and welfare
 Given the rising demand for protein, animal production must
be intensified globally
 Threats include globalisation, climate change and
bioterrorism
 The veterinary profession must be ready!
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The ‘Global Public Good’ Concept
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In relation to the control and eradication of
infectious diseases, the benefits are international
and intergenerational in scope.
Countries depend on each other
 Animal health systems are not a commercial nor a
strictly agricultural good. They are fully eligible for
national and global public resources
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Failure of one country may endanger
the entire planet
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Good Governance – for all countries
Need for appropriate legislation and its efficient
implementation through appropriate human and
financial resources allowing national animal
health systems to provide for:
Appropriate surveillance, early detection, transparency
 Rapid response to animal disease outbreaks
 Biosecurity measures
 Compensation
 Vaccination when appropriate
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Deregulation and lack of resources for veterinary
services can be a source of biological disasters
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Veterinary Legislation
A crucial element of the Veterinary Services’
infrastructure
 Not updated for many years in many OIE Members
 Inadequate in structure and content for the
challenges facing VS in today’s world
 the OIE provides assistance to Members via the
Global Veterinary Legislation Initiative, part of
the
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OIE PVS Pathway for efficient Veterinary Services
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« treatment »
The PVS Pathway
Veterinary Services
Strategic Plan
OIE PVS Pathway for efficient
Veterinary Services
Evaluation
PVS
« diagnosis »
PVS
Gap Analysis
« prescription»
Modernisation
of legislation
Public/private
Partnerships
Country / Donors
Investment / Projects
OIE collaborates with governments,
stakeholders and donors (if needed)
Veterinary
Education
Laboratories
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PVS
Follow-Up
Evaluation mission
PVS Evaluation Mission - ‘diagnostic step’
 External independent evaluation (objectivity)
 Experts trained and certified by the OIE
 Based on facts & evidence, not impressions
 Upon request of the country (voluntary basis)
 To assess:
 Compliance with OIE standards
 Strengths / Weaknesses
 Gaps / areas for improvement
 Peer reviewed
 Recognised by international donors
 Not an audit
 Country property (confidentiality of results)
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The global diagnostic
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Insufficient national chain of command
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Weakness of private sector organizations
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Few compensation mechanisms
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Limited ability to control livestock movements
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Constraints to implement biosecurity measures
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Difficulty of implementing appropriate vaccination
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Failures in the control of veterinary drugs threaten
human health, market access and the development
of private sector veterinary services
The global diagnostic
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Competition with other priority sectors for national
and international resources
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Weaknesses of national Veterinary Services
(legislation, human and financial resources)
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Veterinary services need to improve their ability to
present financial information and cost/benefit
arguments to support their missions
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Veterinary initial and continuing education
programmes do not comply with the global needs.
PVS Evaluation missions
State of play – 01/12/2010
OIE
Members
PVS
Requests
received
PVS Missions
done
Reports
available
Africa
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46
43
33
Americas
29
21
19
15
Asia & Pacific
31
16
14
11
Europe
53
13
12
9
Middle East
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12
11
4
177
108
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72
OIE Regions
Total
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OIE Assistance on Veterinary Legislation
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There is no model – each country is sovereign
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Country PVS report available (important condition)
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Official country request to the OIE
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OIE proposal to the country for an initial mission
(identification of needs and context)
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Technical Assistance Convention with the country
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OIE preparatory questionnaire sent to the country
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Creation of national Veterinary Legislation Task Force
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Country work linked with OIE experts
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OIE support under an MOU
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A 1 year or 2 year programme for legislative
renewal, with ongoing support by an OIE expert.
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Strong interest in this option
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The OIE, through an experienced and qualified
expert, provides technical advice – but legislative
renewal can only be achieved by technical experts
and legal advisors of the country
 with full support from decision makers in government
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Veterinary Legislation Identification
Mission
State of play – 01/12/2010
OIE Members
Legislation
Requests
received
Legislation
Missions done
Africa
52
16
8
Americas
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2
2
Asia & Pacific
31
3
3
Europe
53
3
1
Middle East
12
4
3
177
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OIE Regions
Total
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OIE Technical Guidelines on
Veterinary Legislation
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The technical guidelines will be used to update the
legislation where gaps are identified in the course
of an OIE PVS Evaluation
http://www.oie.int/eng/oie/organisation/A_Guidelines_Vet%
20Leg.pdf
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The Terrestrial Code Commission will propose to
incorporate them as standards in 2011.
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OIE Technical Guidelines on
Veterinary Legislation
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Separation between the legislative and the
regulatory domain
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The authority of VS to enter livestock premises and
other relevant establishments and take the actions
needed for early detection, reporting and rapid and
effective management of any animal diseases
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Give VS the necessary authority to perform them
efficiently and effectively
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OIE Technical Guidelines on
Veterinary Legislation
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Appropriate basis for communication between VS and other
governmental bodies and provide a framework for joint
activities
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for on farm issues, including zoonoses, veterinarians must
always be in the front line but do not act in isolation.
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Cooperation between stakeholders (private sector
veterinarians, livestock producers and processors)
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Framework for stakeholder cooperation and partnership
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definition of the roles and responsibilities
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rights and obligations of all responsible parties.
A stronger collaboration between
WHO, FAO and OIE
Sharing responsibilities and
coordinating global activities
to address health risks at the
animal-human-ecosystems
interfaces
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Communication
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Communication with consumers: a key responsibility
of Veterinary Services.
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Food safety: VS can contribute to managing the risks
associated with live animals and their products, i.e.
effective risk management.
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Animal welfare: information on how livestock are
produced, transported and slaughtered.
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VS: the key organisation regulating and providing guidance on
animal welfare.
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Need appropriate regulatory framework and provisions for
communication with consumers and NGOs to inform them of
government decisions and give them a channel for raising
concerns
Other elements in the PVS Pathway
Twinning: link between OIE Reference
Laboratory or Collaborating Centre (parent)
and national laboratory (candidate) with the
ultimate goal of becoming an OIE Reference
Laboratory or Centre.
Help to build national veterinary scientific
community in developing countries
 participation of scientists and experts of
developing countries (with financial support
of the EC)
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OIE Twinning Initiative
 Better global geographical coverage
 Regional support
 Improved access for more countries (focus
on developing and transition countries) to
diagnostics and expertise and to participate
in OIE standard setting process
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 190 OIE Ref. Labs.,
 36 Countries,
 101 Diseases,
 161 experts,
List of OIE Reference Laboratories:
http://www.oie.int/eng/OIE/organisation/en_listeLR.htm
PVS Gap Analysis
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To identify specific activities, tasks and resources
required to address “gaps” identified through the
country PVS evaluation
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To determine and confirm country priorities
(country involvement)
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Estimation of costs (collaboration with Partners and
Donors)
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Preparation of an estimated budget
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Support to preparation of investment programmes
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PVS Gap Analysis mission
 a PVS Gap Analysis mission facilitates the
definition of country’s Veterinary Services’
objectives in terms of compliance with OIE quality
standards, suitably adapted to national constraints
and priorities.
 The country PVS Gap Analysis report includes an
indicative operational budget for 5 years and an
exceptional budget (necessary investments)
when relevant.
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Using the PVS Gap Analysis
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How and what to finance is a sovereign decision
of the country
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The Country’s Government decides if this is kept
for internal use or distributed if necessary to
Donors and relevant International Organisations to
prepare investment programmes
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Using the PVS Gap Analysis
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In country discussions with the relevant Minister,
other Ministries, Ministry of Finance, Prime
Minister, Head of State, National Parliament,
depending on the context of the country
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Round tables, in the country, with Donor Agencies
and International Organisations, incl. FAO
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Preparation of the country Veterinary Services
estimated Budget and of national or international
investments
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Veterinary Education
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The quality of veterinary education is not
adequate in up to 80% of veterinary
education establishments in the world.
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Initial & continuing veterinary education is a
key tool for global good governance
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Veterinary Education
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Need for harmonisation of basic core
curricula towards a global standard
 based on a list of ‘day 1 competencies’
Minimum requirements – developed
countries may have stricter standards
Quality control and recognition procedures
More involvement of Veterinary Statutory
Body
Objectives and expectations
for the conference
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OIE Objectives (1)
 To help national animal health and welfare systems
to be ready to address the important threats and
challenges of:
‣ Globalisation
‣ Climate change
‣ societal expectation
 To explain how compliance with global standards
and guidelines can facilitate the needed evolution
of Member countries and regional organisations.
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OIE Objectives (2)
 To present the different tools available to OIE
Member Countries:
 the OIE PVS Pathway and the global capacity
building programme
 OIE Veterinary Legislation Strengthening
Programme, as part of the PVS Pathway
 Twinning programme for laboratories and other
institutes
 OIE Veterinary Education Initiative
 promotion of the important role of Veterinary
Statutory Bodies
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OIE Objectives (3)
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To continue advocating on behalf of VS, including
interactions with OIE Donors and Partners
To argue for significant investment in VS because
they are a Global public good
To provide compelling messages for presentation
to decision-makers
To provide the tools to help VS to take steps to
strengthen the national legislation and thereby
improve the efficiency of national VS
To raise awareness of the key importance of
quality veterinary education for efficient VS
Expectations
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Full engagement of all participants, including by
taking key consensual messages back to national
governments
Increased support from OIE Partners and Donors
for the PVS Pathway, including the Veterinary
Legislation Support Programme and other
initiatives to help Members to be ready to deal with
important global new challenges
Increased involvement of Regional Economic
Communities with the goal of harmonising
legislation at the regional level.
Expectations
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Increased involvement of Veterinary Statutory
Bodies in the regulation of the profession, including
closer collaboration with the VS
Renewed emphasis on the importance of initial and
continuing veterinary education as a key
component of efficient Veterinary Services
Closer collaboration between VS and Ministries
responsible for human health, wildlife and the
environment
Global endorsement of the OIE approach to global
capacity building and twinning programmes.
Acknowledgements to:
This conference is co-funded by the European Union and Australian
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
Financial support for participation is also provided by the
Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad
Agropecuaria (OIRSA).
and special thanks to:
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry
of Agriculture And Water Resources of
Tunisia
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Thank you for your attention
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Mondiale
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