Activities of the OIE Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania

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1 Activities of the OIE Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania 28 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania Cebu, 19 November 2013 Dr Zhang Zhongqui President

2 36 Members of the Regional Commission (Africa-51, Americas-29, Europe-53, Middle East-20)

3 The Bureau of the Commission (May 2012-May 2015) President Vice-President Vice-President : Dr Zhang Zhongqiu (P. R. China) : Dr Davinio Catbagan (Philippines) : Dr Sen Sovann (Cambodia) Secretary General : Dr Matthew Stone(New Zealand)

4 Regional Work Plan Framework

5 Regional Work Plan Framework Chapter3 - Specific activities To Establish a regional core group and have it meet prior to each General Session To circulate comments on OIE documents within the region To undertake activities in cooperation with RR including establishment of an network, working closely with ASEAN, SAARC and SPC, and development of a list of experts for nomination for Specialist Commissions, Working Groups etc. To undertake activities in the context of GF-TADs including development of regional strategies and road maps for HPAI, FMD, CSF and PPR and controlling rabies

Sovann (Cambodia) Secretary General : Dr Matthew Stone(New Zealand) Established

6 Regional Core Group 4 Bureau Members President : Dr Zhang Zhongqiu (P. R. China) Vice-President : Dr Davinio Catbagan (Philippines) Vice-President : Dr Sen Sovann (Cambodia) Secretary General : Dr Matthew Stone(New Zealand) Established based on the Work Plan 2 Council Members Dr Mark Schipp (Australia) Dr Toshiro Kawashima (Japan)

7 Core Group Meetings 7 th November 2012 in Kuala Lumpur Discussion topics included: Brief on OIE Council meeting in October Points of interest from reports of Specialist Commission meetings in September/October News and events including planned Focal Points Seminars and Regional Conference in th May 2013 in Paris Discussion topics included: Brief on OIE Council meeting in May Agenda of the Regional Commission meeting Preparation of Regional Conference in November Issues needing more effort for cooperation

8 Core Group Meetings 18 th November 2013 in Cebu Attended by the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary General and two Council members (and RR, SRR staff) Discussion topics include: Brief on OIE Council meeting in October Review of the Regional Seminar for OIE Delegates on Activities of Specialist Commissions Issues needing more effort for cooperation

9 Sharing comments Encouraged in the Work Plan Work Plan suggests to circulate comments on OIE documents within the region Noted at the Regional Commission meeting in May State of play Only 4 members have circulated their comments among regional members this year

Nomination of experts Encouraged in the Work Plan Work Plan suggests development of a list of experts for nomination for Specialist Commissions, Working Groups etc.

10 Nomination of experts Encouraged in the Work Plan Work Plan suggests development of a list of experts for nomination for Specialist Commissions, Working Groups etc. Regional Commission discussed in May about sharing information on nomination of national experts among regional members. A list of tentative ad hoc Groups was circulated in June to help members' consideration State of play 3 experts nominations have been recognised since June.

11 Regional Seminar for OIE Delegates 18 November 2013, Cebu, Philippines Objectives: To provide an opportunity to regional OIE Delegates to deepen their understanding of the work of each OIE Specialist Commission, in particular, how each Commission s work proceeds, how comments from Members are discussed, and what the Commissions expect from Member. To improve the communication between regional experts and regional Delegates

12 Regional Seminar for OIE Delegates 18 November 2013, Cebu, Philippines Experts who contributed: Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission Dr Stuart MacDiarmid (New Zealand) Dr Toshiyuki Tsutsui (Japan) Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases Dr Yong Joo Kim (RO Korea) Biological Standards Commission Dr Peter Daniels (Australia) via Skype Dr Hualan Chen (PR China) (apologies) Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission Dr Huang Jie (PR China) Dr Ingo Ernst (Australia)

13 GF-TADs Activities Work Plan suggests to undertake activities in the context of GF-TADs including development of regional strategiesandroadmapsforhpai,fmd, CSF and PPR and controlling rabies

14 The 7th Regional Steering Committee Meeting of GF-TADs for Asia and the Pacific July, 2013, Tokyo Japan

Revised 5-year Action Plan based on recommendations of the 6 th GF-TADs

15 Specific agenda of 7 th RSC Meeting of GF-TADs Asia-Pacific Updating of TOR of Regional Steering Committee New Chairperson: Dr Zhang Zhongqui Revised 5-year Action Plan based on recommendations of the 6 th GF-TADs Meetings Emerging Disease trends Influenza H7N9 Bee Health and Bee Diseases Rabies

16 Key Recommendations of 7 th RSC Meeting of GF-TADs Asia-Pacific Member countries to revisit disease priorities based on current disease trends FAO, OIE and WHO to promote One Health approach in the design and implementation of GF-TADs activities Stepwise approaches for control of priority diseases Permanent secretariat to finalise TOR and regularly update the 5-year Action Plan (Annex parts) Member countries to participate in the PVS pathway and use of its outcomes

17 5-year Action Plan for the period

18 5-year Action Plan Focus/priorities The Regional Action Plan addresses the animal diseases and topics that have qualified as priories for the region, namely: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD): ASEAN, SAARC Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): ASEAN, SAARC Classical Swine Fever (CSF): ASEAN Peste des Petis Ruminants (PPR): SAARC Rabies and Reinforcement of Veterinary Services Improving Advocacy SPC needs to sustain on-going efforts to maintain both its preparedness against incursion of TADs and its preventative activities.

19 5-year Action Plan General objectives 1. Facilitate collaboration and maximize synergies 2. Prevent occurrence and reduce potential impacts of animal disease 3. Promote adequate governance of Veterinary Services 4. Encourage adequate national and international resources GF-TADs labeling Activities can be labeled GF-TADs if implemented under the umbrella of the GF-TADs Stakeholders are encouraged to use the GF-TADs platform

20 5-year Action Plan

21 5-year Action Plan Implementation arrangements GF-TADs RSC is in charge of the overall monitoring Progress report is made during the GF-TADs RSC meeting Chairman reports annually on the progress to the GSC Annex 1 : Summary of the main recommendations Annex 2 : Expected Results and eligible activities Annex 3 7 : Year 1 5 activities living documents

22 The 6th Meeting of the Global Steering Committee of the GF-TADs October, 2013, Rome, Italy Participants: about 3o OIE participants from HQ FAO participants from HQ WHO participants from HQ Representatives from 5 regions External participants Global secretariat

Future Events OIE Global Conference on Veterinary Education and the Role of Veterinary Statutory Body (Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, 4-6 December) OIE OIE Regional Conference for Asia on International

23 Future Events OIE Global Conference on Veterinary Education and the Role of Veterinary Statutory Body (Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, 4-6 December) OIE OIE Regional Conference for Asia on International Movement of Competition Horses (Hong Kong SAR, February 2014) OIE Regional Seminar for new Delegates (Beijing, China, April 2014) Regional Commission meeting during the 82 nd General Session (Paris, 26 May 2014)

24 Thank you for your attention!

Progress of Global and Regional GF-TADs. 2 nd FAO/OIE Sub-regional Meeting of GF-TADs for ASEAN member countries OIE RRAP Hirofumi Kugita

Progress of Global and Regional GF-TADs 2 nd FAO/OIE Sub-regional Meeting of GF-TADs for ASEAN member countries OIE RRAP Hirofumi Kugita 1 Introduction: GF-TADs Joint FAO/OIE initiative, launched in 2004