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World Organisation for Animal Health
Seminar on the Dialogue and Common Activities between the OIE Member Countries of the European
Union and the other Member Countries of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe
TURKEY, 21-22 November 2005
15/11/2005 VB
OIE Standards on Quality and Evaluation of the National Veterinary Services;
use of new OIE evaluation tools, such as Performance, Vision ans Strategy
Guidelines
Dr. Jean Michel BERGESChargé de mission
OIE
Outlines
1. Introduction
2. Definitions and concepts
3. OIE policy regarding Veterinary Services
4. Quality of Veterinary Services according to the OIE Code
5. Evaluation of Veterinary Services
6. Conclusion
1. TRANSPARENCY
To ensure transparency in the worldwide animal health and zoonoses situation
Sanitary Countries Status Recognition
2. SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
To collect, analyse and disseminate worldwide scientific veterinary information
3. INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
To provide expertise and encourage and influence international solidarity in the control of animal diseases
4. SANITARY SAFETY OF WORLD TRADE OF ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS
Within its mandate under SPS Agreement, to safeguard world trade by establishing animal health standards for international trade, as well as to act as mediator
5. PROMOTION OF VETERINARY SERVICES
To improve the infrastructure of Veterinary Services
6. FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL WELFARE
To provide a better guarantee of safety of food of animal origin and to promote animal welfare through a scientific based approach.
Introduction (1): the OIE Objectives & VS
Introduction (2)
Benefit of efficient VS: from trade safety to improvement of animal food production
1- Trade safety: International veterinary certificates
Reliable IVC early detection of animal diseases reliable chain of information and command - from the farm to the export point.
“Without good VS, all ICVs are only paper”
2- National benefits:
VS complying with OIE standards (implementation of international standards) improvement of domestic animal and public health increased / safer animal and food production, decrease of malnutrition and poverty
Veterinary Administration
Veterinary Administration
Veterinary Administration: the governmental VS having authority in the whole country for implementing the animal health measures and international veterinary certification process (…), and supervising or auditing their application.
Veterinary Authorities
Veterinary Administration
Veterinary Authorities
Veterinary Authority: a VS, under the authority of the Veterinary Administration, which is directly responsible for the application of animal health measures in a specified area of the country. It may also have responsibility for the issuing or the supervision of the issuing of international veterinary certificates in that area.
Official veterinarians
Veterinary Administration
Veterinary Authorities
Private Vets / off. vets
Official veterinarian:a veterinarian - authorised by the Veterinary Administration of the country - to perform certain designated official tasks associated with animal health and/or public health and inspections of commodities and, when appropriate, to certify (…).
Veterinary para-professional
Veterinary AdministrationAdministration vétérinaire
Veterinary Authorities
Vet. Para-prof.
Veterinary para-professional: a person who […] is authorized by the veterinary statutory body to carry out certain designated tasks (dependent upon the category of veterinary para-professional) in a country, and delegated to them under the responsibility and direction of a veterinarian. The tasks authorized for each category of Veterinary para-professional should be defined by the veterinary statutory body depending on qualifications and training, and according to need.
laboratory workers, CAHW (community animal health workers)…
Private Vets / off. vets
Veterinary Statutory Body
Veterinary Administration
Veterinary Authorities
Vet. Para-prof.Vet. Statutory body:an autonomous authority regulating veterinarians and veterinary para-professionals.
Order, Chamber, professional organism…
Private Vets / off. vets
persons authorised
, registered or licensed
by the VSB
Veterinary Services
Veterinary Administration
Veterinary Authorities
Vet. Para-prof.
SV: the Vet. Administration, all the Vet. Authorities, and all persons authorised, registered or licensed by the VSB.
Private Vets / off. vets
persons authorised
, registered or licensed
by the VSB
It’s the sovereign right of a Country to adopt the organisation it wants to:
the VS juridical status may be different (parastatal bodies…)
some countries do not still work with private vets
some countries do not use the name of “VS” (“competent authority”)
etc.
…as far as in compliance with the Code’s requirements
Priority objectives
Early detection of diseases –
Early response
Diagnostic capabilities
Animal movements control
Protection of the territory
Healthy animal production
Protection of human health / zoonoses
Confidence in certification
What is it possible to delegate to private component?
Animal health services
Zootechnical interventions
Individual treatments of animals
- special controls for certain products
- depending of national context
Vaccination - depending of national context
and animal species
Support to public service in case of
epizootics
(farmers organisations and private vets)
OIE: Promotion of concepts
Public good
International public goodex. of epizootic diseases
National public good ex. of enzootic disease (tuberculosis)
Insurance concept
Bioterrorism prevention
Animal welfare: link with animal health
Food chain control (animal origin products)
Control of animal diseases at the farm level
Abattoirs :
Animal health
Wholesomeness of meat
Food quality
Processing
Distribution
Food chain control
Vet. Services
4 - Quality 4 - Quality
of Veterinary Services of Veterinary Services
according to the OIE Codeaccording to the OIE Code
Quality of VS in the Code
Approach in the OIE Code:
requirements expressed in terms of OBJECTIVES and MEANS
Quality of VS in the Code
Fundamental principles of an:
♦ ethical,
♦ organisational, nature
♦ technical.
Confidence
The VS should conform to these principles regardless of the political, economic or social situation of their country
Quality of VS in the Code
These principles should equally apply to other competent authorities:
♦ organisation other than the VS, ♦ authority or organisms acting on behalf of the VS…
The VS retain ultimate responsibility for the application of these principles
Fundamental principles of quality (1)
1. Professional judgement
2. Independence
3. Impartiality
4. Integrity
5. Objectivity
5 principles of an ethical nature
Fundamental principles of quality (2)
1. Professional judgement
Competence - for sound professional judgements Importance of initial and continuous Training
Personnel with
♦ qualifications♦ scientific expertise♦ experience
Fundamental principles of quality (3)
Personnel free from any ♦ commercial, ♦ financial,
♦ hierarchical, ♦ political ♦ or other pressures
which might affect their judgement or decisions.
2. Independence
Fundamental principles of quality (4)
The VS should be impartial.
Services delivered under reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions.
3. Impartiality
Fundamental principles of quality (5)
of each of VS personnel.
Any fraud, corruption or falsification should be identified and corrected
4. Integrity
Fundamental principles of quality (6)
The VS should at all times act in an
♦ objective, ♦ transparent manner
5. Objectivity
Fundamental principles of quality (7)
In a developing country, shrimps exporter to EU
residues were found…the payment of the agents in charge of certification was economically linked with the producers - and these agents‘ salary was terribly lower than the one of the workers in the shrimp plans. the veterinarians certifiers’ salary X 4 ↑ independence and integrity
example
Fundamental principles of quality (8)
6. General organisation
7. Quality policy
8. Procedures
9. Information, complaints and appeals
10. Documentation
11. Self-evaluation
12. Communication
13. Human and financial resources
8 principles of an organisational nature
Fundamental principles of quality (9)
Organisation adapted to the early detection, recognition and official notification of animal diseases
Surveillance / collection of the information relative to animal diseases to a national focal point, that notifies
Importance of the national chain of command
(…)
6. General organisation
Fundamental principles of quality (10)
Procedures related to: international veterinary certification activities prevention, control and notification of disease outbreaks epidemiological surveillance and zoning border controls and import regulations
With possible externalisation: diagnostic tests for animal diseases biological products for use in the diagnosis or prevention
of diseases
8. Procedures
Fundamental principles of quality (11)
internal and external systems of communication
administrative and technical staff, stakeholders and consumers
12. Communication
Fundamental principles of quality (12)
Responsible authorities should ensure that adequate resources are made available to implement effectively the activities.
13. Human and financial resources
In an African country:
70% of rural population
10% of the budget for agriculture
5% of witch for animal production
13. Human and financial resources
Fundamental principles of quality (13)
5- Evaluation 5- Evaluation of Veterinary Servicesof Veterinary Services
Confidence of partners Resources allocation
Purposes of evaluation (1)
Countries have the right to evaluate the VS of a potential trading partner:
- importing countries- exporting countries
1 – International exchanges
Any importing country not allowed by an exporting country to audit its VS has the right to deny any importation
Purpose of evaluation (2)
2 – Self-evaluation
Improvement of internal efficiency
Resources allocation at political domestic level
External resources if necessary
NB: An evaluation made by a trade partner can also be used for domestic purposes (budget), in particular for developping countries
organisation
requirements
default
“Irrelevant quality” - may apply to 30% of a viable organisation source of savings
Purpose of evaluation (3)
2 – Self-evaluation Efficiency improvement
Scope of evaluation (1)
Organisational structure of VS (including Vet. Statutory Body)
Human resources
Material (including financial) resources
Functional capabilities and legislative support
Animal health and veterinary public health control
Performance assessment and audit programmesTerrestrial Animal Health Code (2004) - Articles 1.3.4.2. to 1.3.4.11
(…)
Scope of evaluation (2)
human resources – fundingsinstitutional arrangementsfunctional capabilities, including the ability to enforce its decisions administration of education programmes for veterinarians and veterinary para-professionals legislative basis, including autonomy etc.
Participation in OIE activities and compliance with OIE Member Countries obligations Veterinary Statutory body
Who evaluates?
Self-evaluation = “1st party” evaluation
By VS of commercial partners = “2nd party”evaluation
[ By a third and independent body- if decided so by OIE Member countries = “third party” recognition] OIE
[OIE]
1st party
2nd party
3rd party
Outcomes of evaluation
Demonstrate that VS have capability for: - effective surveillance and monitoring of the health status of animals and animal products - either generally or for a specific animals or commodities group - accurate notification of findings to OIE - early response - credibility of international certification…
Essentially qualitative Emphasis on evaluation of quality of outputs and performance of VS
Relative ranking of criteria may depend on circumstances (one only zone; one only animal species with appropriated sanitary status…)
How to evaluate? (1)
Need to based on OIE Code Guidelines
Articles 1.3.4.3 to 1.3.4.13: evaluation criteria Article 1.3.4.14 : questionnaire
The OIE develops new tools:
With IICA: «Performance, Vision and Strategy (PVS) for national VS»
With the World Bank and other potential donors: a model to help the VS to present requests according to finance providers needs
How to evaluate? (2)
27 items
Objective: to prepare new policies and subsequent investments for national or international resources providers
In the process of application in the Americas - to be adapted further for other continents
Possible assistance of an external expertise
«Performance, Vision and Strategy (PVS) for national VS»
Human and Financial Capital
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%Human talent
Training
Funding sources
Stability of policies andprograms
Contingency funds
Political positions
Technical support fordecision
State XAverage M.E.
Technical Capability, Interaction with the private sector
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%Diagnostic capability
Emergency response capability
Quarantine
Surveillance
Information
Communication
Official representation
Accreditation
State Z Average
The OIE and the VS
“None of the OIE objectives can be correctly
achieved without worldwide VS complying with OIE
standards”
The OIE and the VS (2)
“The OIE considers VS to be a International Public Good and their bringing into line with international standards as a public investment priority.”
official agreement OIE / World Bank in 2001
The OIE and the VS (3)
“We have to convince Governments that they have to comply with the international standards and invest more money in their VSin order to avoid potential great loses and new threats for neighbouring countries”
Tool = the CODE
The OIE recommands… (1)
The CVO should be as close as possible to the political decision making level in order to ensure the efficiency of the design and implementation of policies
The CVO should be recommended as the national Delegate to the OIE because all sanitary crisis have now to be managed also at international level without delay.
Member countries should manage not to change their Delegates too frequently…- for purposes of continuity, sustainability, and protection of national interests
The OIE recommands… (2)
It is more efficient and cost-efficient…
… to have a national chain of command, under the authority of the Veterinary Services, including animal health and zoonosis management as food safety of products of animal origin
… to manage all missions of VS within the same competent authority
“from the farm to the consumer” is the golden standard
NB: in about 70% of the European countries, VS are also competent in food safety, “from the stable to the table”
The OIE and the Veterinary Services
www.oie.int
Heading « the Veterinary Services »
OIE Collaborating Centre for the Training of Official Veterinarians
World Organisation for Animal HealthWorld Organisation for Animal Health
12 rue de prony75017 Paris, France
Tel: 33 (0)1 44 15 18 88 – Fax: 33 (0)1 42 67 09 87Email: [email protected]://www.oie.int