OIE policies and approaches to equine health and movement Dr Monique Eloit Deputy Director, OIE Paris Regional Conference for the Middle East and North Africa: Facilitation of International Competition Horse Movement. Dubai, 29 September to 1 October 2014 1
Content OIE mandate, scope and structure OIE standards Terrestrial Code and Diagnostic Manual EDFZ New approaches History of events The new HHP concept Stakeholders role and input Objectives and expected outcomes of this Conference 2
OIE Mandate Historical: To prevent animal diseases from spreading around the world The 5 th Strategic Plan 2011/2015 extends the OIE s global mandate to: Improve animal health, veterinary public health, animal welfare, and consolidate the animal s role worldwide http://www.oie.int/en/about-us/director-generaloffice/strategic-plan/ 3
180 Member Countries in 2014 4 Africa 54 Americas 30 Asia, the Far East and Oceania 36 Europe 53 Middle-East 20 Some countries belong to more than one region 4
Regional and Sub-Regional representations 5 These representations closely collaborate with Regional Commissions and are directly under the Director General s authority 5
Governance structure of the OIE 6 6
OIE standards OIE standards are laid down in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code and accompanying Manual for Diagnostic Tests & Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals Both documents are presented in this order: Horizontal chapters Disease specific chapters Multi-species diseases Species specific diseases 7
OIE standards cont. OIE standards are general, they cover all members of the species (racehorse = working horse!) and are valid for all OIE member countries Relevant horizontal chapters in the Code: Surveillance Import risk analysis Quality of Veterinary Services /PVS Zoning / compartmentalisation Identification (passport) Certification (movement) Transport (air, road, sea) 8 8
OIE standards cont Relevant disease chapters Equine specific diseases African horse sickness Equine influenza Contagious equine metritis Piroplasmosis Dourine Equine rhinopneumonitis Equine encephalomyelitidis (Western, Eastern) Equine viral arteritis Equine infectious anemia Glanders Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis Anthrax Japanese encephalitis Screwworm Multi species diseases affecting horses Rabies Surra West Nile fever AHS since 2013 a disease for country status = countries are requested to declare disease freedom to the OIE 9
OIE standards cont A special concept, important for horse movement: Equine disease free zones (EDFZ) Based on zoning principles (Chapter 4.3) but for multiple equine diseases Principle applied successfully during Sydney Olympics, Asian Games 2010 (in Ghanzou) Principle implemented for Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, Korea 10
OIE initiative on horse movement History of events: An FEI/OIE regional Workshop, Mexico, October, 2011 Brainstorming Session, OIE HQs, March, 2012 A Regional Conference in Dubai on Glanders, April, 2012 A FEI/OIE Regional Conference in Panama City, December, 2012 Establishment of a dedicated Working Group on International Horse Movement since April 2013 Technical Item at the OIE General Session 2013 Resolution No 36, mandating OIE to develop High Health, High Performance Horse (HHP) concept Adoption of new Code Chapter 14.6 in May 2014 OIE signed Collaboration Agreements with FEI and IFHA 11
The HHP concept The HHP concept is based on existing principles entrenched in the Code: Zoning Compartmentalisation Sub-population Identification and traceability Certification The HHP concept recognises the high health status of a subpopulation of horses It focuses on Temporary importation It is based on Biosecurity measures at all times bubble to bubble movement 12
Stakeholders role and input Stakeholders Government, national equestrian Federations national Horseracing Authorities Have an important role to play in the development and implementation of this concept! 13
14 Objectives of this Conference Bring together these different stakeholders to discuss horse movement within the region and internationally Work towards harmonisation of certification requirements for temporary importation Align with the HHP concept principles 14
15 Expected outcomes Better understanding of the diversity of existing regulations in the region, based on the analysis of the questionnaires Improved understanding of the HHP concept and its potential benefits for this region Proposed ways to harmonise existing requirements in line with the HHP concept approach Improved communication channels between public and private stakeholders 15
Thank you for your attention! 16