Japan. Training Seminar on the OIE PVS Tool for East Asia Seoul, Republic of Korea, April 2016

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1 Japan Training Seminar on the OIE PVS Tool for East Asia Seoul, Republic of Korea, April 2016

2 - Livestock production in Japan - Fruits 9% Others 11% Pigs 21% Vegetables 27% Livestock 32% Beef cattle 19% Poultry 29% Rice 21% Total agricultural output 8,467 billion yen (2013) Dairy 25% Others 6% Total livestock output 2,709 billion yen (2013) Beef cattle: 57,500 farms (2.57 M head) Dairy cattle: 18,600 farms (1.40 M head) Pigs: 5,270 farms (9.54 M head) Layers: 2,560 farms (172 M hens) Broilers: 2,380 farms (136 M broilers) (as of Feb. 1, 2014) Total livestock output by prefecture >100 billion yen billion yen billion yen <10 billion yen

3 - The role of government in veterinary services - MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Animal Health Aquatic Animal Health Veterinary Medicine Safety Animal Feed Safety Traceability Veterinary Affairs Zoonoses MHLW Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Food Hygine Veterinary Education Wildlife Protection Animal Welfare MEXT Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology MoE Ministry of the Environment

4 - Legislative framework - Animal Health Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Livestock Hygiene Service Center Act Aquatic Animal Health Law to Ensure Sustainable Aquaculture Production Fisheries Resources Protection Law Safety of Veterinary Medicines and Animal Feed Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act concerning Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feeds Veterinary Affairs and Traceability Veterinary License Act Veterinary Practice Act Act for Special Measures concerning the Management and Relay of Information for Individual Identification of Cattle Zoonoses Act on the Prevention of Infectious and Medical Care for Patients with Infections Rabies Prevention Act Food Hygine Food Sanitation Law Abattoir Law Poultry Slaughtering Business Control and Poultry Meat Inspection Law Animal Welfare Act on Welfare and Management of Animals MAFF MHLW and MAFF MHLW MoE

5 - Animal health and veterinary public health systems - NIAH National Institute of Animal Health, NARO NVAL National Veterinary Assay Laboratory MAFF International Organizations (e.g. OIE) MHLW NIID National Institute of Infectious Disease Quarantine Station NIPH National Institute of Public Health National Level AQS Animal Quarantine Service 47 Prefectural Governments Specific Large Municipal Governments Prefectural Level Producers Private Vets 170 LHSCs Livestock Hygiene Service Centers 2,084 vets as of March 31, MICs Meat Inspection Centers 2,685 vets as of April 1, PHCs Public Health Centers as of April 1, 2015 Local Level

6 - Example of a chain-of-command structure - MAFF Animal Health Division Establish the Biosecurity Standards Review the standards regularly 47 Prefectural Governments Conduct on-the-spot inspections at least once a year and hold seminars for them to maintain improve their awareness of animal diseases control and to ensure the biosecurity standards followed. Give advice, recommendations and orders to those who do not follow the biosecurity standards 170 LHSC Livestock Hygiene Service Centers 2,084 vets Livestock owners

7 - Aquatic animal health system - NRIA National Research Institute of Aquaculture International Organizations (e.g. OIE) AQS MAFF National Level Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association NVAL 47 Prefectural Governments Prefectural Level 102 Fisheries Experimental Laboratories Local Level

8 -Location of major facilities for animal health services- National Institute of Animal Health National Institute of Animal Health: 4 Local Livestock Hygiene Service Centers: 170 (as of Mar 31, 2014) Local Livestock Hygiene Service Centre 8

9 -Location of Animal Quarantine Stations and Designated Ports- (As of April 2014) Locations of animal quarantine stations (30 locations) Designated ports that do not have animal quarantine stations (70 ports) [Designated ports: 96 ports (54 seaports, 42 airports)]

10 - Number of veterinarians in Japan - Total: 39,098 (as of December 31, 2014) Government Official: 9,526 Animal Health Public Health Educational fields Environmental fields Others National Government Official Prefectural Government Official 3,078 3, Municipal Government Official 128 1, Private Sector: 29,572 Private organizations and corporations Private practice Farm animals Cats and Dogs Others Others 7,855 1,664 15, ,708

11 - Access to continuing education - Examples Training sessions for prefectural animal health inspectors provided by the National Institute of Animal Health Training seminars for livestock government officials including vets provided by the National Livestock Breeding Center Training sessions for public health government officials provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Training sessions for Meat Inspection Officers provided by the National Institute of Public Health Education programmes for veterinary practitioners provided by Japan Veterinary Medical Association

12 2. Challenges faced by the Veterinary Services Human, Physical and Financial Resources Veterinary para-professionals External coordination mechanisms, one health approach Long term funding for the veterinary services R&D capabilities Regular analysis of the resources and operations of veterinary services

13 2. Challenges faced by the Veterinary Services Technical Authority and Capability Quality control and assessment programmes operating within the veterinary laboratory service Diagnostic capacity in each stage Surveillance in wild animals Animal welfare

14 2. Challenges faced by the Veterinary Services Interaction with Interested Parties Enhancing and maintaining related information awareness to concerned parties Participation to international meetings Access to Markets Harmonization of international standards

15 3. The OIE PVS Pathway - Opportunities Understand current level of the performance of the veterinary services Identify gaps and weaknesses in the performance of the veterinary services Form a shared vision with stakeholders

16 3. The OIE PVS Pathway - Opportunities Understand current level of the performance of the veterinary services Prove the level of our animal health systems to a trading partner by using objective evaluation conducted by international body Identify gaps and weaknesses in the performance of the veterinary services Properly allocate resources and funding by strategically prioritizing projects Form a shared vision with stakeholders Improve transparency

17 4. The OIE PVS Pathway Way Forward Challenges Communication, especially local level Scheduling; limited access to livestock facilities in accordance with the Biosecurity Standards Potential steps Prove the level of our veterinary services to a trading partner to accelerate trade talks Request adequate budget and human resources to authorities to fill the gaps

18 Thank you for your attention!