1. The OIE report 30th VICH SC Meeting / 4th VICH Outreach Forum Meeting
Barbara Freischem, OIE Headquarters, Paris
Jean-Pierre Orand, ANSES, France, OIE Collaborating Center

2. The link between the OIE and VICH
OIE - founding member of VICH
Cooperated since 2008 with the SC to widen its scope to include other countries
Part of the 5th Strategic plan of OIE for
Nov 2011, Tokyo: “Contact meeting” of VICH SC with 3 regional organisations and 10 non-VICH countries => founding of the Outreach Forum (OF)
Since then, OF meetings at each VICH SC meeting: 06/2012: 28th SC – 1st OF 02/2013: 29th SC – 2nd OF 11/2013: 30th SC – 3rd OF 06/2014: 31st SC – 4th OF

3. Support provided by the OIE
Dissemination of information on VICH to OIE member countries
Feedback to OIE Delegates of Outreach Member countries
Promotion of VICH and Outreach Forum objectives
Support to VICH: Training Strategy development, surveys

4. Information to OIE Member Countries
After each VICH SC / Outreach Forum meeting, a letter is sent to all 178 OIE Member countries:
Summary of the meetings
Recommendations from the meetings
Distribution of GL for public comments with request to send comments to OIE
Collation of comments, forwarding to VICH SC

5. Feedback to VICH Outreach Forum
After each VICH SC / Outreach Forum, letter is sent to OIE Delegates of Forum Countries
Objective:
Provide summary and important documents from the meeting to Delegates
Request to comment on GL for consultation
Carry out surveys (eg training needs, priorities)
Follow – up for countries unable to participate
Stress aspects of sustainability, continuity, allocation of funding, nomination of “Focal Person”

6. Promotion of VICH / Forum activities
VICH presentation during OIE Focal Point (FP) training seminars
FPs = link between OIE and country, should establish a network with relevant authorities and enhance communication to Delegate, experts, and stakeholders
Training now in its 3rd cycle
VICH remains a topic on the agenda
VICH members participate actively
Good opportunity to receive feedback from countries on Outreach Forum
Engage Outreach Forum members in seminars (Morocco  Algeria; South Africa  Mozambique, Argentina  Canada)

7. Promotion of VICH: OIE FP VP training
1st cycle
Region
pers/region
pers/country
countries
Africa 50
up to 6 35
Asia/Pacific 31
up to 5 25
Middle East 27
up to 4 17
Europe 19
up to 15
Americas 32 21
2nd cycle
Africa-anglophone
Africa-francophone 20
up to 10 29
Middle East (& North Africa) 15
up to 9 12 23
3rd cycle 30
Dec 2014
Nov 2014
Aug 2014
Total
324
North Africa & Middle East
Central & East Europe
Anglophone
Africa
Francophone
Africa
Americas
Asia & Pacific

8. Promotion of VICH / Forum activities
Global conferences in 2013
OIE Global conference on AMR, March 2013
Global AH Conference (IFAH /DIA)
Participation in the 4th International Veterinary Congress, Kazan, Tatar Republic, April 2014
Dedicated session on harmonisation of veterinary medicines legislation
Explained VICH
Explained difference between OIE and VICH

9. Promotion of VICH / Forum activities
VICH /Forum activities and progress are mentioned at the following OIE events:
2013 OIE Annual Report, presented at the 82nd General Session in 2014
At the OIE Regional Representative Annual Commission meeting in Paris in October 2013
VICH Outreach Forum page on the OIE website:
Updated after each VICH / Forum meeting
Translated GLs: 27 French, 9 Spanish,
2 Russian (3 funded by OIE, technical review by Camevet)

10. Support to VICH Training Strategy Development:
Participated in 2 teleconferences
Drafted a Strategy on Communication on Training
OIE Survey on the need to develop a VICH guideline on stability testing requirements in climatic zones III and IV
Results presented later in the meeting
Other relevant activities
Revised OIE chapters on antimicrobials for terrestrial animals adopted at the 82nd General Session

11. Thank you for your attention!