World Organisation for Animal Health

European Parliament

Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

1 December 2015

Bernard Vallat

Director General

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World Organisation for Animal Health

Creation of the

Office International

des Epizooties

(OIE)

New Name:

World Organisation

for Animal Health

(OIE)

Creation of the

United Nations

1924 2003 1945

Headquarters in Paris (France) 13 OIE Regional and

Sub-Regional Representations span all five continents

An intergovernmental organisation established

20 years before the United Nations

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(Certain countries belong to more than one region)

180 Member Countries

54

29

53

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• Globalisation, climate change and human intervention are driving the expansion of pathogens and vectors into new geographic areas and animal production sectors

• With more than one billion poor livestock producers, improving animal health and food production are key tools in the struggle to alleviate poverty

• There is a massive increase in demand for high quality animal protein, influenced by:

World population growth: +1 billion people by 2050

Shift from poverty to middle-class

Global Issues and Trends

relevant to Animal Production

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Controversies on Livestock

• Environment

• Human health, including AMR

• Cost of surveillance versus mitigation measures,

vaccination versus stamping out

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• Global intergovernmental organisation for animal disease

control methods (including zoonoses)

• Recognised by WTO SPS Agreement

• Sole organisation mandated with animal welfare standard

setting

• Global disease information: WAHIS (World Animal Health

Information System)

• Agreement with Codex Alimentarius on Animal production

food safety

OIE products (1)

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• Democratic adoption of standards and guidelines on:

Disease information mechanisms

Disease prevention and control methods including

diagnostics and vaccines

Safe trade in animal and animal products

Animal welfare

Animal production food safety

Quality of Animal health systems and veterinary education

Certification

OIE products (2)

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• Official recognition of disease-free status

• Implementation of zoning and compartmentalisation

concepts

• Application of a ‘One Health’ concept, in particular for rabies,

animal influenzas and AMR

• Collaboration and cooperation with national public health

systems at the animal-human-environment interface

OIE products (3)

The OIE collaborates with governments,

stakeholders and other parties

Capacity Building,

Specific Activities,

Projects and Programs

PVS

Gap Analysis

PVS Evaluation

Follow-Up

Missions

Veterinary

Legislation

Public / Private

Partnerships

Veterinary

Education

Laboratories

"Prescription"

"Treatment"

including

Veterinary Services’

Strategic Priorities

Initial PVS

Evaluation

"Diagnosis"

Strengthening Veterinary Services

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Already more than 135 countries involved

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• Tripartite Alliance (FAO-OIE-WHO) priority diseases:

zoonotic influenza, rabies and antimicrobial resistance

(AMR)

• OIE PVS Pathway and WHO IHR Monitoring Framework:

stronger health systems with appropriate surveillance

networks; early detection, rapid response

• Public-Private Partnerships: official veterinarians, private

veterinarians; livestock owners/ private sector

• Animal production Food Safety – partnership with Codex

Alimentarius

One Health

• Capacity building for policy makers and key technical

players:

Global thematic conferences to build consensus (3/year)

Establishment of National Delegates and topic-specific

National Focal Points in each OIE Member Country and

provision of permanent capacity building programmes to

these key policy makers for 180 Countries

Network of OIE Reference Laboratories and Collaborating

Centres (more than 300)

OIE Scientific and normative publications

Education guidelines and twinning projects

Global Capacity Building Programmes

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• Animal welfare is initially considered as not covered by the

WTO SPS Agreement, but there are discussions

• Consistency of animal welfare measures with the TBT and

GATT provisions is beginning to be tested (WTO Panels)

• In the past decade, measures relating to animal welfare (e.g.

on livestock production, slaughter and transport) have had

increasing influence on trade in animals and animal products

• Increased reference to OIE standards in bilateral trade

agreements

• Benefits for the EU

Animal Welfare

• Over 4 million doses delivered by the OIE

• 7,85 million doses ordered by WHO through the OIE Vaccine Bank

• Co-funded by EU, Australia, France, Germany

• Direct purchase by 4 countries (in Asia and Africa)

Rabies

(dog vaccination)

ASIA

• 14 million doses delivered of which 4 million directly purchased by one African country in partnership with the World Bank

• Co-funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and upcoming World Bank project

PPR

(Peste des Petits Ruminants / Goat Plague)

AFRICA

• 3,35 million doses delivered

• 1,8 million doses ordered in addition, yet to be delivered

• Co-funded by EU, Australia, China, New Zealand

FMD

(Foot and Mouth Disease)

ASIA

OIE Regional Vaccine Banks as of 24 November 2015

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•Protection against diseases

Prevention and control programmes: Rinderpest, FMD,

Rabies, PPR

Accidental and intentional threats

Support to pastoralism, poverty alleviation, prevention of

terrorism, contribution to food security

Prevention of ebola

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Benefits for the EU (1)

•Facilitation and safety of trade:

Standards and guidelines adoption

Linkage with EU Animal Health Law

Support to WTO Panels

Role of OIE offices in Moscow, Astana, Brussels, Bamako,

Tunis, Nairobi, ….

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Benefits for the EU (2)

• DG SANTE: Scientific cooperation and capacity building

(laboratories, experts, research, disease information,

standard setting, capacity building)

• DG Trade: standard setting, trade cooperation, link with

World Customs Organisation (WCO)

• DEVCO: Development cooperation

in Asia

in Africa, including

PVS Pathway, Rabies control and prevention (EU

Parliament)

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Benefits for the EU (3)

Thank you for your attention