9 th RSC Meeting of GF TADs for Asia and the Pacific

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1 9 th RSC Meeting of GF TADs for Asia and the Pacific SAARC initiatives for the control of priority TADs South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat

3 SAARC Region 2.5% of global land mass and approx 25% of global population Approx 790 mill ruminants and 15 mill pigs Low income and high poverty (>80% depend on agriculture) Rapid economic growth Wide diversity in preference for animal products In Asia, 70-80% of poor living in rural areas rely on agriculture (mixed farming - crop/livestock) In Asia livestock contributes between 20-30% of the total GDP

Animal Disease Burden TADs such as foot and mouth disease (FMD), peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are collectively responsible for jeopardising food

4 Animal Disease Burden TADs such as foot and mouth disease (FMD), peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are collectively responsible for jeopardising food security, trade and market opportunities in South Asia Affects livelihoods and well being of human society These diseases also have the greatest negative impact on the livelihoods of the smallholder livestock farmers Threatens food safety Impacts on food security

5 Economic losses caused by transboundary animal diseases in SAARC region Foot and mouth disease (FMD) (in India) Direct losses estimated >4.45 Billion USD per year Losses due to Trade barrier could be much more - in milk and milk products, meat and hide export losses Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) Estimated that direct loss from small ruminants due to PPR in India ~ USD 36 million and in Bangladesh ~ USD 5 million annually Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) In 2006 alone India lost an estimated USD 152 million due to HPAI outbreak In Bangladesh approximately USD 550 million loss for the poultry industry due to HPAI outbreaks since * The figures above are from various sources and may vary between several estimates

6 SAARC Roadmap for Controlling TADs The 2 nd CVOs meeting (March, 2009) formulated the SAARC Roadmap for controlling Trans boundary Animal diseases which has subsequently been approved by the Thirty Seventh Session of the SAARC Standing Committee (Thimphu, April 2010) for implementation; The roadmap provides provision of the SAARC Coordination Committee, SAARC Regulatory Framework including administrative and legislative framework, National Contingency Plan for Livestock Disease Epidemics and regional action plan for threat prevention, surveillance and emergency preparedness.

7 Formulation of other Roadmaps Progressive control pathway for foot and mouth disease (PCP FMD) was developed in 2013 by the SAARC RSU under the HPED project; and also Progressive control pathway for PPR (PC PPR) was formulated in December 2013 by the SAARC RSUunderthe HPED project SAARC is presently in consultation with the FAO to implement one project with FAO RAP on Support to address the avian influenza and other high impact animal diseases in Asia to reinvigorate AI control in the region

8 SAARC activities under GF-TAD Under the GF-TADs framework the Regional Support Unit (RSU) and Regional Epidemiology Centre (REC) in Kathmandu, Nepal was established to address the issue of highly pathogenic and emerging diseases (HPEDs) including the SAARC agreed priority TADs A HPEDs project was implemented from The is the only effective regional institutional mechanism to deal with TADs at regional level This mechanism also provided engagement of SAARC with OIE and WHO This regional programme also strengthened Regional Leading Diagnostic Laboratories (RLDLs) for FMD, PPR and HPAI

9 Ongoing project to control TADs The project aims at Fostering regional cooperation among SAARC member countries Improving food security in the region Facilitating regional and international trade in livestock and livestock products Focus on innovative and new knowledge/approaches under the GF-TADs umbrella The project will build on the existing activities within SAARC region previously funded through the EU regional cooperation programme on HPEDs FAO s RSU is working in close consultation and collaboration with the SAARC Secretariat

10 Expected Outputs of the project 1. Established regional framework for improved regional cooperation among SAARC countries in combating TADs maintained -framework for regional cooperation mechanism sustained, -harmonization of strategies and guidelines on animal health management and disease control, -SAARC to endorse and ensure sustainability of the mechanism of TADs control 2. Operational regional structures in the fight against TADs sustained -RSU, REC, RDLs structures to be strengthened with specialist support and technical assistance -Members States to sustain the mechanism in future

11 TAD control project outputs (cont d) 3. Expanded regional & national animal health information & surveillance system -REC established/sustained - focus on preparing optimal TAD control options for poor smallholder farmers, -networking for regional cooperation & collaboration, - develop/strengthen regional & national disease reporting systems & surveillance plans 4. Improved institutional capacity of public & private sector animal health management agencies -Technical capacities in epidemiology, -surveillance, -outbreak investigations, -reporting, laboratory diagnosis

Key approaches or strategies adopted Build regional capacities and collaboration Epidemiology capacity building Surveillance, emergency preparedness and response capacities in both human and animal

12 Key approaches or strategies adopted Build regional capacities and collaboration Epidemiology capacity building Surveillance, emergency preparedness and response capacities in both human and animal sectors Strengthening national disease information system and sharing of animal disease information Laboratory capacity building Epidemiology and Laboratory networking Harmonization of regional disease prevention and control strategies and activities

13 RSU activities since 2011 (Cont d ) 1. Epidemiology capacity building Short form of FETPV (3 weeks) course initiated in 2012 for strengthening surveillance, outbreak investigation and reporting/documentation Five days TOT training course in Risk Assessment and Management 10 days training in TADinfo database system and GIS

14 Main activities carried out since 2011 Contd 1. Epidemiology capacity building contd Five days regional training on designing risk based surveillance in livestock value chain Technical support in re-installation of TADinfo database/information system Surveillance workshop and One Health meeting Information sharing Weekly animal disease E-information Bi-monthly bulleting Web pages on the RSU Website

15 RSU activities since 2011 (Cont d ) 2. Laboratory capacity building Diagnostic services from all three RDLSs Regional Training on Proficiency testing for Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories in SAARC countries, India (in collaboration with AAHL) Regional Training on Vaccine matching of field isolates/strains with the in-use vaccine strain(s) of FMD, India FMD HPAI PPR Project Directorate on FMD, Mukteswar, India National Research Laboratory for Poultry Diseases, Islamabad, Pakistan Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Bangladesh In collaboration with OIE and FAO reference lab at AAHL, Geelong, Australia and National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) for HPAI

and PPR vaccines, India Proficiency testing of FMD laboratories in the region

PPR Project Directorate on FMD, Mukteswar, India National Research Laboratory

Institute, Savar, Bangladesh In collaboration with OIE and FAO reference lab at

16 RSU activities since 2011 (Cont d ) 2. Laboratory capacity building cont d Regional Trainings on Quality Control of FMD and PPR vaccines, India Proficiency testing of FMD laboratories in the region conducted by RLDL-FMD Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka participated FMD HPAI PPR Project Directorate on FMD, Mukteswar, India National Research Laboratory for Poultry Diseases, Islamabad, Pakistan Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Bangladesh In collaboration with OIE and FAO reference lab at AAHL, Geelong, Australia and National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) 9th Regional for Steering HPAI Committee Meeting

meeting in 2011 Two SAARC EpiNet meetings -12-14 August 2013 & 2-3 Feb 2016

17 RSU activities since 2011 (Cont d ) 3. Networking meetings First Consultative Epidemiology and Laboratory networking meeting in 2011 Two SAARC EpiNet meetings August 2013 & 2-3 Feb 2016 Preparing for first SAARC EpiNet Forum meeting Four Lab Directors meeting since 2011 with the latest on 1-2 June 2016

18 RSU activities since 2011 (Cont d ) 4. Harmonization of regional disease prevention/control strategies & activities

Workshops on developing Progressive control Road map

19 RSU activities since 2011 (Cont d ) 4. Harmonization of regional disease prevention/control strategies & activities Workshops on developing Progressive control Road map for FMD 2011 & 2013 Workshops on developing Progressive control Road map for PPR 2011 & 2013 Cross border value chain studies for poultry and livestock

20 Sustainability of the SAARC-RSU Project support EU funded Project FAO RAP support to retain RSU Jan July 2015 ADB Funded Project: August 2015 July 2017 Next? Laboratory Director's Forum has been created to support the CVOs Forum Epidemiology Networking Forum in place under RSU, endorsed by the CVOs Forum

21 Working Mechanism of the RSU-SAARC SAARC Secretariat RSU SAARC SAARC CVOs Forum SAARC Member States

22 RSU-SAARC and its Epidemiology and Laboratory Networking Working platform for animal health Area of disciplines EPI and LAB Epi and lab component coordinate through RSU SAARC Priority Diseases

23 Possible options for long term sustainability of RSU Continued support from ADB through Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) OR other resource partners/donors for at least.. Years [e.g. Only US$ 2 million support from the Asian Development Bank for 2 years and another US$ 4.0 million between from EU whereas the original estimated cost to implement the RSU-SAARC programme was US$ 14 million.] RSU ownership by Nepal Government- Commitment RSU to be fully integrated into SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) and funded by SAARC mechanism All RSU technical staff to be seconded from MSs and hosted in the SAARC Secretariat RSU to be co-funded by FAO or SAC and 2 technical seconded from Member States (MSs)-Lab and Ep

24 Acknowledgement 1. Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay, RSU Coordinator; FAO Regional Support Unit for SAARC (RSU-SAARC) 2. Dr. Khadak Singh Bisht, RSU Assistant Coordinator, FAO Regional Support Unit for SAARC (RSU-SAARC) 3. Dr. Pasang Tshering, REC Coordinator, Regional Epidemiology Centre, FAO Regional Support Unit for SAARC (RSU-SAARC) 4. Dr. Nure Alam Siddiky, Senior Program Officer (Livestock), SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka 5. Md. Rejaul Karim, Desk Officer, Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Security, SAARC Secretariat

25 Thanks a lot!

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