World Organisation for Animal Health

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1924 under the name, Office International des Epizooties, and has today 180 member countries. OIE manages the global animal health surveillance and early-warning system and plays a key role in the fields of veterinary science information and research.

The peste des petits ruminants is on the list of 116 diseases of land and marine animals monitored by OIE, and is one of the priority diseases for which a global control and eradication strategy has been developed. OIE acts with the ongoing support of 296 reference laboratories and collaborating centres and 13 regional and sub-regional offices around the world.

OIE fulfils its mandate through the following activities:

  • ensuring transparency in the global situation of animal diseases (including zoonoses);

  • gathering and disseminating veterinary scientific information, notably disease prevention and control methods;

  • ensuring sanitary safety of the world trade in animals and animal products (as the international reference organization for animal health under the framework of the World Trade Organisation SPS agreement, OIE develops standards for international trade in animals and animal products);

  • defining and supporting the good governance of veterinary services; and promoting animal welfare.

OIE also works to reinforce policies promoting animal production, food security and poverty reduction, implement strategies to prevent and manage animal-human interface risks, and analyze the impact of climate and environmental change on the emergence and occurrence of animal diseases. Reinforced support for the improvement of the global quality of diagnostic and research laboratories, veterinary education, and veterinary statutory bodies bolsters OIE's actions in favour of good governance and the global reduction of biological risks.

OIE: 12, rue de Prony - 75017 Paris - France - Tel.: 33 (0)1 44 15 18 88 - Fax: 33 (0)1 42 67 09 87 - Web: www.oie.int

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