1. 1 The PVS: a critical reflection on its application in veterinary governance Dr. Alejandro Thiermann President, Terrestrial Animal Health Code Commission World Organisation for Animal Health Technical Meeting on HPAI Rome, Italy June 27 - 29, 2007

2. 2 The OIE-PVS Tool Performance, Vision and Strategy: a tool for Good Governance of Veterinary Services

3. 3 Good Governance: Vet Services  Crucial need for appropriate legislation and strict implementation through appropriate national animal health systems allowing: Early detection, Transparency, Notification Rapid response to animal disease outbreaks Biosecurity Stamping out and Compensation Vaccination when necessary

4. 4 What is PVS?  Assessment tool on level of compliance with international standards on Quality and Evaluation of Veterinary Services  Chapter 1.3.3.: Evaluation of Veterinary Services  Chapter 1.3.4.: Guidelines for the Evaluation of Veterinary Services

5. 5 Use of PVS  Self Evaluations with internal/OIE experts  Bilateral Evaluations with OIE experts  OIE official procedure (recognized by the World Bank and other Donors)

6. 6 Outputs of PVS  Gap identification and analysis (legitimacy of the request and leverage effect): National use for improvements; External use for financial support; Use for credibility in international Trade.

7. 7 Applying the PVS Tool Fundamental Components Critical competencies Level of advancement

8. 8 Fundamental Components I.HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES II.TECHNICAL AUTHORITY AND CAPABILITY III.INTERACTION WITH STAKEHOLDERS IV.ACCESS TO MARKETS

9. 9 Critical competencies I. HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES 1.Professional and technical competence 2.Continuing education 3.Technical independence 4.Stability of programs and policies 5.Coordination capability 6.Funding 7.Contingency funding 8.Capability to invest and grow

10. 10 PVS Expert Assessors  ~ 70 OIE certified PVS experts trained so far (May 06; July 06 and Feb. 07)  Four operating languages : EN, FR, SP & RU  Geographical balance

11. 11 PVS Teams  Composed of OIE experts: One Team leader 1 or 2 Team Expert (s) Possibly 1 Observer / Facilitator

12. 12 PVS Assessment Procedure  Draft PVS Country Report  OIE Peer Review  Final PVS Country Report  Acceptance by the Country

13. 13 PVS Evaluations made by regions Region OIE Member countries Country Requests PVS Missions done 1 Africa512213 America2976 Asia and Pacific2765 Europe4953 Middle East1382 TOTAL1694829 1 as of June 30, 2007

14. 14 PVS Evaluations made by regions Africa (13) America (6) Asia and Pacific (5) Europe (3) Middle East (2) Algeria BeninBrazilCambodiaKyrgyzstanTurkey Cameroon ChadColombiaIndonesiaUkraineYemen Cote d’IvoireCosta RicaLaosArmenia Djibouti EgyptJamaicaMongolia Guinea KenyaMexicoVietnam Lesotho MalawiPanama Madagascar Tunisia by 30 June 2007

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