Disease prevention and control: New and revised chapters of Section 4 Dr Etienne Bonbon President of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission Disease prevention and control: New and revised chapters of Section 4 of the OIE Terrestrial Code 14th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle East Istanbul, 3 October 2017

OIE 6th STRATEGIC PLAN

OIE 6th STRATEGIC PLAN

Agenda OIE Terrestrial Code Commission: current work OIE Terrestrial Code: Section 4 Code Commission meeting of September 2017 Responsibilities of the Delegates Disease prevention and Control: the tools

OIE Terrestrial Code Commission: current work The Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (Code Commission) met between 18 and 29 September It revised over 20 existent or new texts

Work Programme (not exhaustive…) OIE Code Commission Work Programme (not exhaustive…) Glossary (disease; zoning; other) Criteria for listing, Tb, LSD, ASF (adopted 2017, comments from General Session) Section 4 (Zoning, Vaccination, Outbreaks…) Section 6 (Introduction, Role of VS, AMR…) Section 7 (Introduction, Pigs, Laying Hens, Slaughter of Reptiles) Glanders, Theileriosis, Trypanosomoses Future: FMD, CSF, AI, other: tse-tse, CCHF?

OIE Terrestrial Code Commission: current work Current important work relating to the Section 4 of Terrestrial Code on disease prevention and control, which will no more be only “general recommendations” but more detailed and useful guidance for the Member Countries

OIE Terrestrial Code: Section 4 Revision of key chapters Drafting of new chapters Future work

Terrestrial Code – Section 4 Current and future chapters New Chapter 4.Z. = Introduction Revised Chapter 4.3. = Zoning, global New Chapter 4.X. = Vaccination New Chapter 4.Y. = Official control programmes = essential new work Revised chapters on embryos, semen Revised chapter on disinfection Future chapter on biosecurity

Code Commission meeting of September 2017 Code Commission discussions in September: Answers to general and specific comments from Member Countries

Code Commission meeting of September 2017 Code Commission discussions in September: Discussions/Exchanges with Specialist Commissions, especially the Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases

Responsibilities of the Delegates Importance, for the standard setting procedure on such important chapters, to get as much arguments as possible from Member Countries, in order that the texts adopted receive the strongest support

Responsibilities of the Delegates Delegates: how to fully participate in the standard setting process Need for a greater participation from the Middle East Region

Disease prevention and Control: the tools Need for the development of tools to help Member Countries implement those standards in their territories Some tools already exist Need for commitment… and money

Disease prevention and Control: the tools More collaboration and cooperation between countries and regions More collaboration with the International Organisations involved in disease prevention and control, such as the FAO and the WHO

Disease prevention and Control: the tools Tools exist! Evaluation Tools (OIE PVS for global, FAO SET for Surveillance, FAO LMT for lab mapping Training Tools (OIE on Standards, FAO GEMP on Emergency, Surveillance etc.)

WE NEED TO MOVE FROM TALK TO ACTION… TOGETHER! WE NEED TO REALISE THAT THERE IS « SOME DISTANCE FROM THE GLASS TO THE MOUTH » WE NEED TO MOVE FROM TALK TO ACTION… TOGETHER!