1 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OIE REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST Dr Kassem Al Qahtani Delegate of Qatar, President of the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle East 13 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle East Kaslik, Lebanon (11-14 November 2015)

22 New Elected Bureau Kassem Al Qahtani (Qatar) President Abdelghany Al Fadhl (KSA) Vice President Elias Ibrahim (Lebanon) Vice President Salah Fadhl Abbas (Iraq) Secretary General OUR VISION: strengthening the role of the bureau by: - allocating specific dossiers to each member; - improving the dialogue within the bureau, with the RR ME & with the delegates (regular meetings using new technologies); - implicating more the region into the works of the OIE (cf. regional seminar in March 2016) Hadi Al Lawati (Oman) OIE council member

33 Regional Commission Activities Main objectives 1.Tackle specific regional animal health and welfare problems. 2.Improve the quality of Veterinary Services in accordance with the OIE standards (PVS pathway). 3.Establish cooperation and harmonisation of strategies between the countries of the Middle East. … with the technical support of the OIE regional representation and the OIE reference laboratories and Collaborating Centers, … through the holding of regular scientific meetings

44 The funding of the RR ME depends on:  annual voluntary contribution of the Lebanese gov. ( USD)  10% of the annual contributions of regional Members ( USD in 2014) Not enough to support the annual budget of the RR ME due to: the small number (12) of contributing countries covered by the RR ME the law category levels of the contributions to OIE Extra categories are opened at the OIE World Fund for countries willing to support funding regional activities (in their country and in neighbouring countries with less resources to strengthen capabilities of Veterinary services). Financial contributions To support the work of the RR CE and the RR ME, it would be appreciated that the delegates of the Middle East advocate internally for higher financial contributions in line with the national level of economic development

55 Focal points Seminars  Animal Welfare March 2016Aqaba, Jordan  WAHIS August 2016Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  Laboratories Sept. 2016Kaslik, Lebanon To be confirmed  Food Safety 4-8 April 2016Greece  Communications Sept.Dubai, UAE  Wildlife Nov. 2016Nakuru, Kenya  Aquatic Animals 5-7 Dec. 2016Jeddah, KSA

66 Specific Activities  Regional Animal Welfare Strategy : activation of the ME Coordination Group to elaborate the Implementation Plan  GF TADs FMD PCP: Annual progressive control assessment  PPR regional plan: New regional pathway to eradicate by 2030  Rabies: Call for a regional conference to be held on Sept 2016 (in Dubai ?) to build a regional strategy for eradication  Camel diseases: Conference on Camel diseases, February 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE to launch a sub-regional network  Equine diseases : Surveillance and control (HHP)

77 Regional meetings on OIE activities EU/BTSF regional seminar on participation to OIE activities 1-3 March 2016, Kaslik, Lebanon Regional conference on implementation of OIE standards on zoning and compartmentalization March 2016, Aqaba, Jordan Disease Status and endorsed control program recognition training April 2016, Kaslik, Lebanon Seminar for OIE new delegates 21 May 2016, Paris, France 84 OIE General Session May 2016, Paris, France

88 Global Conferences Veterinary Education June 2016, Bangkok, Thailand Pastoralism August / September 2016, Oulanbataar, Mongolia Animal Welfare 30 November-2 December 2016, Mexico City, Mexico

99 Questionnaires & PVS Questionnaires to the OIE regional countries a- Exchange of information and expertise b- Establishment of data platform Experience with the PVS Pathway a- Success story on strengthening VS b- Increasing twinning projects c- Harmonisation on trade regulations

10 13 th Regional Conference AGENDA 1.Update on the OIE vision 2.Activities of the Regional Commission for the Middle East 3.Activities of the OIE Regional Representation for the Middle East 4.Technical Item I: Rabies 5.Technical Item II: the use of NSP 6.Animal health situation of regional Countries during Update on OIE initiative on HHP concept and MERS-CoV 8.Establishment of a camel disease control network in the Middle East 9.FMD and PPR regional control strategies 10.Intervention of Regional and International Organizations

11 Regional Commission Member Countries delegates Our motto for success Keeping enhancing the synergies to build and share a common vision Regional Representation

12 Thank you for your attention!