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««Global and Regional Technical Global and Regional Technical Support, including Interagency Support, including Interagency Technical CooperationTechnical Cooperation»»

Dr Gardner MurrayPresident of the OIE Regional Commission for Asia, Far-

East and OceaniaDr Joseph Domenech

CVO and Chief of the Animal Health Service FAO

Technical Meeting on Highly Pathogenic Avian InfluenzaRome, 27-29 June 2007

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Disease Risk

Zoonosis and transboundary animal diseases

Predisposing factors

Socio Economic factors

International / Regional Coordination and Networks

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OIE / FAO - COMPLEMENTARITIES and SYNERGIES

Animal Health Standards and Guidelines setting and Adoption

Animal Disease Informationand Intelligence

Animal Health Publications

Capacity Building Programmeson Animal Health onstandards and guidelines implementation

Standards and Guidelines Setting

Expertise

Official Disease Information

Disease Tracking

Disease intelligence

Technical and Scientific Publications

Global

Regional

National

Expertise on Animal Health

Development programmes on Animal Health

Global

Regional

National

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Good Farming Practices Guidelines and Strategies

Good Farming Practices & Strategies

Expertise for Development Programmes on Animal Health

Expertise for Development Programmes on AH

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Priority actions: Global

Coordination, alliances and partnerships between relevant international Organisations, stakeholders from private sector and consumersSupport for regional programs mirroring global level activitiespromotion of the International Public Good componentHarmonisation of communication policies

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Tools at Global and Regional LevelsGF-TADs initiative

Specific OIE tools: World Trust Fund / PVS, Vaccine banks

Specific FAO tools: SFERA, ECTAD

Joint tools at the Global Level: GLEWS, SMC, OFFLU

Joint tools at the Regional Level: Regional Animal Health Centres, Regional Networks.

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Global Framework for the progressive control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs)

Agreement between OIE and FAO (Paris 24-05-2004)It allows complementarities and synergies to be put into practice for activities and programs including

CoordinationEarly warning systemsCollection, analysis and communication of the animal health informationDesign and implementation of global, regional and national strategies for disease controlPromotion of research

Five permanent GF-TADs regional steering committees

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The FAO/OIE/WHO Global Early Warning System (GLEWS)

AIM:AIM:Assist in predicting and preventing animal Assist in predicting and preventing animal livestock disease threatslivestock disease threats

THROUGH:THROUGH:Sharing of informationSharing of informationEpidemiological analysisEpidemiological analysisJoint missionJoint missionIntelligence gatheringIntelligence gathering

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OIE, FAO WHO Outbreak Tracking Systems

FAO, OIE, WHOGlobal Early Warning System

OIE data, AHOfficial information

FAO data, AHofficial information

Other FAO and UN data,

Urgent InterventionImmediate Response

Epidemiological Analysis Prediction, Warning, Alert

Targeted CapacityBuilding and

Strengthening VS

GLEWS

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FAO / OIE Crisis Management

FAO Reorganisation: SFERA, CVO, ECTADFAO Reorganisation: SFERA, CVO, ECTAD

FAO OIE Crisis Management Centre FAO OIE Crisis Management Centre Enhanced coordination of the HPAI emergency management Enhanced coordination of the HPAI emergency management Rapid response teamsRapid response teamsRapid assessment missionsRapid assessment missionsOIE Liaison Officer OIE Liaison Officer Coordination with WHO Alert and Response OperationsCoordination with WHO Alert and Response Operations

Vaccine bankVaccine bank

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OIE/FAO Network for Avian Influenza (2005)

Steering Committee

Scientific committee

Scientific Collaborators

Secr

WHO

Influenza Network

An OIE/FAO pool of expertiseShare virus strains and dataCollaborate with the WHO networkSupport early preparation of human vaccines

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Regional and Sub-Regional Networks

Networks of national laboratories

Networks of national epidemo-surveillance teams

Networks of socio-economic, farming systems and biodiversity experts

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Regional Animal Health Centres

Partnership OIE, FAO and Regional Organisations

Technical coordination of regional policies and programmes

Assessment and technical support to national activities

Preparation of National projects

Centres of quality for evaluation of Veterinary Services,

Capacity building

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Some observations

Success achieved/building blocks sound

Critical importance of farmer/industry/national cooperation and cultural differences

Animal Health Services key success factors-PVS Tool

Up to date science inputs into policy/strategic planning essential

One medicine and inter-disciplinary approaches

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ConclusionsApproaches have achieved results

Critical that we engage in a continuous improvement process

Critical that political/high level decision makers and industry do not become complacent

And understand H5N1 still poses a problem; and risks of emerging and re-emerging disease are high

Continuing support for FAO/OIE and others is essential

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Priority Partnerships

UNSICWHOUNICEFRegional Org: AU-IBAR, ASEAN, SADC, IICA, PAHO, SARCWorld BankEC

Private SectorDonorsOIE delegates NGO’s