1. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
An intergovernmental organisation founded in 1924 preceding the United Nations
Creation of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Creation of the United Nations
1924
2003
1945

2. 178 Member Countries in 2013
OIE – 12 regional and sub-regional offices

3. Science-based standards
Terrestrial animals, aquatic animals and bees
Surveillance, control, trade, veterinary public health, diagnostics
medicinal products, food safety, quality of veterinary services,
legislation

4. Collecting global disease intelligence
OIE Member Countries must notify important disease information to OIE
GLEWS
Combines and coordinates the alert and response mechanisms of OIE, FAO and WHO – tracking rumours about diseases It
WHO-IHR

5. Maintaining global expertise
OIE Reference Laboratories
37 – Countries
116 – Expertise covering 116 different diseases / topics

6. Centers of expertise sharing information internationally
43 – OIE Collaborating Centers
24 – Countries
42 – Expertise covering topics
Collaborating Centres on the other hand are centres of expertise in a designated sphere of competence relating to the management of a particular field e.g.

7. 75% of human pathogens have an animal source
Animal pathogens with zoonotic potential
75% of human pathogens have an animal source
60% of emerging diseases are zoonotic
Fight pathogens at animal source to protect human health
Rift Valley Fever
Brucella suis
Glanders

8. 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.

9. 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

10. IHR Monitoring Framework
PVS Pathway
IHR Monitoring Framework
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

11. Take home messages
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
Focus is on systems strengthening and building on existing systems includes better compliance with international standards and regulations