OIE PVS pathway:Lessons learnt and impacts in Thailand

Thanawat TiensinDepartment of Livestock Development

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

Following the OIE PVS Evaluation, commitment and awareness raised at high level of policy makers.

Why PVS Pathway? Capacity Building, Specific Activities,

Projects and ProgramsSelf-evaluation by the Veterinary Authority;

By importing country;By third parties such as OIE PVS

experts or regional organisations

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Central, Regional, Provincial, District OfficesLaboratories – central, regional, vaccine production, FMD RRLUniversities Animal Quarantine Station / Animal Check Points Ministry of Public Health / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Local authoritiesVeterinary Council, Veterinary Associations, Livestock Producer AssociationsSlaughterhouses / Processing plantsPharmacy / Animal drug stores

PVS Mission in Thailand, 15-CeC

30 entral Regioentrale

Marchonal Provincional

2012

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What have we learnt from PVS evaluation?

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Strengths and major gaps identified

Human, physical and financial

Technical authority and capabilityInteraction with stakeholdersAccess to markets

How can we use the PVS results for further policy making process and actions?

Thailand has a very strong VS, led by the high standards required of its export industries.

HPAI outbreaks and ensuing political support have also assisted in the rapid high quality development of the VS.

GAP and GMP systems are very appropriate ways to improve animal health/food safety measures nationally.

Movement controls seem to generally function well.

DLD is active in international animal health policy and forums, and in trade negotiations.

Thailand veterinary services are pioneers in compartmentalization and zoning.

A lack of veterinarians at field level

A lack of regulatory control over drug sales and their use (outside of GAP farms)

Livestock assistants and volunteers are too poorly trained and are basically outposts for reporting what they "notice“.

Domestic food safety in smaller slaughtering establishments, milk collecting centres needs attention in order to guarantee the same high quality as the exports.

It is time to make it moved >>

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IMPACT of the OIE PVS EvaluationExcitement of Thai veterinarians, and DLD staff

Active participation and collaboration of other stakeholders (producers, private sectors, professional assocations, other government agencies)

Commitment of high level of decision makers

DLD Annual meeting, September 2012

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OUTCOMES of the PVS Evaluation145 new veterinarians recruited at district level by 2013 Recruitment plan of 1,000 veterinarians for the next 10 years approvedTwining program on veterinary educationTwining program on veterinary statutory body (VSB) Twining program on laboratories

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11 17 2333

6378 82

106118

146134

020406080

100120140160

Recruitment plan of new veterinarians for the next 10 years

145160

Outcomes of the 146

OIE PVS Evaluation

Number of veterinary professions, Thailand

Veterinary professions NumberAnimal clinics and hospitals 2,365Private sectors (livestock and pharmaceutical industries)

900 – 1,000

Government agencies (animal health and public health)

709

Academic and universities 354Wildlife and zoo activities 33Others 1,340

Total 6,200Over 1,800 para-veterinarians

Source: The Veterinary Council of Thailand, 2011

Annual budget of DLD

2.83 3.05 3.01

4.01

6.45

4.26 4.71

4.29 4.70 4.75

5.40

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

(Billion Thai Baht)

(US$ 180.2 million in year 2013)Increase 13%

1 US$ = 30 Thai Baht

Source: DLD’s Division of Planning, Dec 2012

Budget by activities and expenditure

52%

15%

26%

6% 1%

Animal health developmentLivestock product quality and standardLivestock production developmentFarmer promotion and potential improvementSupporting occupation project

Source: DLD’s Division of Planning, 2012

Twining program on Veterinary Education(Chiangmai University and University of Minnesota)

Twining programmeon laboratories

• Brucellosis with French ANSES

• West Nile Virus with Italian Laboratory (in preparation)

• EID with AAHL, Australia (in preparation)

• Technical collaboration with Japan and Rep of Korea

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National Veterinary

Services

Department of Livestock

Development (National Veterinary

Authority)ry

Ministry of Public Health

Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Natural

Resources and Environment /

Zoo

Local authorities

(Municipality and SAO)

Private practitioners

and companies

(NVeterinary Education

(6 universities)

Veterinary Statutory body(Veterinary Council of Thailand)

Veterinary Professional Associations

Livestock Producers’ Associations

National Committees on Livestock Commodities

- Egg Board- Milk Board- Pig Board- Beef Board

SAO – Subdistrict Administration Organization

Veterinary Services

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Ways forward of the PVS PathwayGAP AnalysisStrategic priorities:

Control of veterinary drugDelegation of veterinary services to private sectors and local authorities (Public-Private Partnership)

PVS for Aquatic Animals

Collaborating Center for Capacity Building on Veterinary Services

Twining program on Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB)

Veterinary Council of Thailand

VSB Twining partner

Lao

Myanmar

Vietnam

Others

Ireland

Netherlands

France

Others

(CConsortium)

Cambodia

DLD

Lao PDR

Myanmar

Cambodia

Vietnam

Others

(Network)

Collaborating Center on Capacity Building on Veterinary Services

CUKU

CMU

MU

KKU

Veterinary Council

International organizations and partners