World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Creation of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Creation of the United Nations

1924 20031945

An intergovernmental organisation founded in 1924 preceding the United Nations

178 Member Countries in 2013• OIE – 12 regional and sub-regional offices

Science-based standards

Surveillance, control, trade, veterinary public health, diagnosticsmedicinal products, food safety, quality of veterinary services, legislation

Terrestrial animals, aquatic animals and bees

Collecting global disease intelligence

OIE Member Countries must notify important disease information to OIE

GLEWSCombines and coordinates the alert and response mechanisms of OIE, FAO and WHO – tracking rumours about diseases

WHO-IHR

Maintaining global expertise

241 -- OIE Reference Laboratories 37 – Countries116 – Expertise covering 116 different diseases / topics

Centers of expertise sharing information internationally

43 – OIE Collaborating Centers24 – Countries42 – Expertise covering topics

75% of human pathogens have an animal source 60% of emerging diseases are zoonotic

Fight pathogens at animal source to protect human health

Animal pathogens with zoonotic potential

Brucella suis Glanders Rift Valley Fever

Tripartite Concept Note 2010

..sharing of responsibilities and coordinating global activities to address health risks at the animal-human-ecosystem interfaces

…preventing animal and public health risks attributable to zoonoses and animal diseases impacting food security.

Health systems strengthening

• Addressing health threats at the human-animal-environment interface has historically been:– disease by disease– in response to events

• WHO, OIE and FAO have been shifting the focus towards good governance and national health systems strengthening to enhance countries’ abilities to respond to challenges and emerging challenges

IHR Monitoring FrameworkPVS Pathway

With support of the World Bank, OIE and WHO are currently investigating a more harmonised approach in national

capacity assessment for zoonotic disease management using the PVS and IHR frameworks

- assessment tools and indicators

Zoonotic disease can only be controlled through effective cross sectoral collaboration

Focus shifting towards national health systems strengthening and detection and control of zoonotic pathogens at their animal source

• Good governance – better compliance with international standards & regulations

• Surveillance/early detection/rapid response

• Data collection, risk assessment, risk management, risk communication

Strong public health systems need to be coordinated and aligned with strong animal health systems – Tripartite is developing tools and mechanisms to work together

Take home messages