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 The only available coordinating mechanism; promoting synergies among international agencies, avoiding contradictions and duplication in policy and programmes The ultimate aims is; to improve veterinary public health including, protein food security, alleviate poverty, safeguard livestock industry, to promote safe and globalized trade in livestock and animal product 2
GF-TADs Governance Policy Guidance Implementation OIE Global SC GLEWS Global FAO Management Committee CMC-AH Donors Global Secretariat of the Global SC (hosted by FAO HQ) OFFLU Asia and the Pacific Regional FAO Repres. OIE Repres. Reg. Commission Donors RSC for Asia and the Pacific Secretariat of the SC for Asia and the Pacific (hosted by OIE RRAP) OIE/FAO Reference centres Networks RAHCs Sub-regional RSO (ASEAN, SAARC, SPC) RSU National OIE Delegates, FAO Representatives, RSOs, Private sector 3
Global GF-TADs: Activities or initiatives 7 th Global Steering Committee meeting (Paris, 29-30 Oct. 2014) Follow up on: Guidelines Sequential Approach to Identifying and Prioritizing of New TADs on a Regional/Sub-regional basis. Cost/effectiveness of investment in prevention of TADs a document addressed to a lay public and useful as a hand out or reminder. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) GF-TADs Website 4
Regional GF-TADs Meetings of Regional GF-TADs Meeting Place Date Related events 1 st RSC Meeting Tokyo 7-9 March 2005 GF-TADs Agreement was signed between OIE and FAO in May 2004. 2 nd RSC Meeting Bangkok 18-19 July 2007 > Sub-Regional Meetings - SAARC - SPC - ASEAN + 3 Nepal Fiji Indonesia 4-5 June 2009 25-26 June 2009 7-8 December 2009 1 st GF-TADs Global SC meeting in March 2008. 2 nd GF-TADs Global SC meeting in July 2009 3 rd RSC Meeting Tokyo 23-24 July 2009 HPED launched (December 2009). 4 th RSC Meeting Bangkok 1-2 July 2010 A Tripartite Concept Note (April 2010). 1 st HPED SC meeting. 5 th RSC Meeting Tokyo 20-21 July 2011 6 th RSC Meeting Bangkok 18-19 July 2012 5-year Action Plan was drafted and discussed. Sub-Regional Meetings - SPC Fiji 4-6 March 2013 7 th RSC Meeting Tokyo 17-18 July 2013 Validated 5-year Action Plan was presented 8 th RSC Meeting Bangkok 16-17 July 2014 7 th GF-TADs Global SC meeting in October 2014 5
5-year Action Plan: 2012-2016 Focus/Priorities General objectives Objective 1: Facilitate collaboration and synergies Objective 2: Prevent and reduce animal diseases Objective 3: Promote governance of Veterinary Services Objective 4: Encourage adequate resources GF-TADs labeling Annex (to be updated) 1: Summary of the main recommendations 2: Expected Results and eligible activities (with Progress indicators) 3-7: Activities of each Year 6
5-year Action Plan Focus/priorities Southeast Asia ASEAN South Asia SAARC South Pacific SPC Priority diseases (Vertical) FMD 〇〇 HPAI 〇〇 CSF PPR Priority topics (Horizontal) 〇 〇 Rabies 〇〇 preventative activities Reinforcement of Veterinary Services Improving Advocacy 7
Key Achievement Leading Laboratories and Roadmap for priority diseases ASEAN Reference Laboratories Roadmap (Strategy) FMD Thailand (NIAH, Pakchong) SEACFMD Roadmap 2020 HPAI Malaysia (VRI, Ipoh) Roadmap for an HPAI-free ASEAN Community by 2020 CSF Vietnam (RAHO 6, Ho Chi Minh City) (ASEAN CSF Strategic Plan) Rabies ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategy SAARC FMD India (Project Directorate on FMD, Mukteshwar) FMD_PCP Roadmap for SAARC HPAI Pakistan (NRL for poultry Disease, Islamabad) (FAO Regional HPAI Strategy) PPR Bangladesh (Livestock Research Institute, Dhaka) Rabies Epi-network and Lab-network have been established within ASEAN RSU, FAORAP in Bangkok and SAARC RSU, FAO in Kathmandu, respectively. 8
8th RSC Meeting of GF-TADs for Asia-Pacific Region, 16-17 July 2014, Bangkok, Thailand 9 6
Main topics of 8 th RSC Meeting of GF-TADs Asia-Pacific Progress Rreport Global GF-TADs, Regional GF-TADs, RSOs RSUs (ASEAN, SAARC, SPC, SEACFMD, APHCA) Follow-up of 5-year Action Plan Review recommendations GF-TADs labeling, Revision of priority diseases Emerging Disease trends PPR, ASF, Influenza H7N9 10
Labeling: Criteria & Categories (5-year Action Plan) Five Criteria to benefit from the GF-TADs label; 1. Address one of the priority diseases or topics 2. Contribute to the expected results 3. Avoid duplication or contradiction 4. Have its effect maximized if implemented at regional, and two or more countries are involved 5. Be endorsed by the GF-TADs RSC Three categories of activities can receive the GF-TADs labeling; 1. Vertical = disease-oriented activities 2. Horizontal = topic oriented activities 3. Core institutional activities (RSC meeting, support to the Secretariat, Support to RSUs) 11 11
Summary of GF-TADs related Activities by FAO and OIE during 2013-2014 12
FAO & OIE Projects/Programs/Activities in 2013-2014 Kind of activity No. of activities Disease specific 24 Non disease specific 8 Total 32 By Diseases No. of activities FMD 7 HPAI (incl. H7N9) 11 Swine diseases (CSF, ASF) 4 PPR 4 Rabies 11 Other (Aquatic, Brucellosis) 2 Implemented by FAO/OIE 2 FAO 21 OIE 9 Non disease specific activities: strengthening Veterinary Services improving advocacy information management capacity building. Some activities covers more than one diseases. 13
TADs related meetings with recommendations available in 2013-14 Level Organisations Number of meetings Global GF TADs GSC 1 Regional FAO, OIE 3 FAO/OIE/WHO 2 ASEAN 7 SAARC 6 Sub regional SPC 2 SEACFMD 1 APHCA 1 14
Key features from recommendations of relevant meetings in 2013-14 Joint FAO/OIE or tripartite meetings are active, Each sub-region is very active to organize its meetings, FMD, AI, Rabies are frequently addressed in all subregions, PPR is a specific concern for SAARC, Swine diseases show less activities, Bee diseases, aquatic diseases are becoming important. 15
Issues discussed in the 8th RSC meeting (1/2) GF-TADs recommendation progress report of RSC7 GF-TADs labeling Activities can be labeled GF-TADs if implemented under the umbrella of the GF-TADs, The Permanent Secretariat liaise with the MC of the GSC to clarify issues on labelling. Possible revision of priority diseases PPR, ASF, high impact pig diseases, and bee and aquatic animal diseases continue to pose risks to the countries of the Region, Revisit, as appropriate, and in consultation with stakeholders, priority diseases and spin off effects based on the current disease trends in the Region. 16
Issues discussed in the 8th RSC meeting (2/2) Key performance indicators There is a need to further elaborate the nature and form of key performance indicators to support the 5-year Action Plan for the period of 2012-2016. Facilitate collaboration and maximize synergies Engage ASEAN, SAARC and SPC to implement activities under the GF-TADs umbrella, taking into account implementation issues [resources, ownership, ], Ensure further discussion on solutions to the key impediments in delivering animal health services at the following Sub-regional/Regional GF-TADs meetings. Next RSC meeting Be held every other year to allow for sub-regional meetings to occur between RSC meetings. 17
Sub-regional GF-TADs meeting for ASEAN Based on the GF-TADs 2014 Recommendation, What can be done to implement and strengthen GF-TADs issues within ASEAN? Any new considerations to be included in the future GF-TADs activities? 18
Thank you for your attention! 19
Recommendation of 8 th RSC meeting (1/3) 1. Member countries, OIE, FAO, WHO and development partners continue to: 1.1 Employ GF-TADs as a mechanism to coordinate existing fora, programs, projects, and strategies; 1.2 Ensure the synergy of coordinated efforts and maximize the efficiency of prevention and control of priority diseases under GF-TADs; 1.3 Advocate for the support necessary for the sustainability of the RSUs under the sub-regional organisations. 1.4 Engage ASEAN, SAARC and SPC to implement activities under the GF-TADs umbrella, as well as strengthen the partnership with WHO as an important collaborating member of GF-TADs, taking into account implementation issues [e.g. resources, ownership, donor coordination, human resource plan and capacities and cultural differences]; 1.5 Ensure further discussion on solutions to the key impediments in delivering animal health services at the following meetings of the Sub- Regional/Regional Steering Committees of the GF-TADs; 20
Recommendation of 8 th RSC meeting (2/3) 1.6 Explore funding options at the global, regional and sub-regional level to support the sustainability of GF-TADs mechanisms, activities and initiatives; 1.7 Revisit, as appropriate, and in consultation with stakeholders, disease priorities and spin off effects (e.g. laboratory differential diagnosis) based on the current disease trends in the region; 1.8 Engage stakeholders, including producers at the field level to ensure their collaboration, understanding and acceptance in the design and implementation of activities; 1.9 Pursue a risk-based approach for control and/or prevention of EIDs including the enhancement of capacity to monitor and understand dynamic changes in the market and value chain of domestic livestock and poultry, and develop a system to regularly collate and distribute this information within the region; 1.10 Take into consideration the recommendations of the Fifth HPED Steering Committee Meeting; 21
Recommendation of 8 th RSC meeting (3/3) 2. Member countries: 2.1 Enhance timely information sharing including disease reporting, animal movements, diagnostic method developments, and best practices; 2.2 Submit animal influenza isolates to OIE and FAO International Reference Laboratories under OFFLU in order to closely monitor virus evolution and contribute to the WHO Vaccine Composition recommendations ; 2.3 Participate in the PVS Pathway, promote the distribution of its outputs and use the outcomes to design and implement programmes for strengthening Veterinary Services and to ensure that animal health and production issues are captured in FAO Country Programming Frameworks as well as Country Investment Plans; 7. to allow for sub-regional meetings to occur between RSC meetings. 22