1. Dr Ghazi Yehia
Regional Representative for the Middle East
Report on activities of the OIE Regional Representation for the Middle East:
2 October 2017 (Istanbul Turkey)

2. Global vision Protecting animals Preserving our future
Economic prosperity, social and environmental welfare
of populations
2020
Protecting animals
Preserving our future
Delivering timely, high quality information and services to
allow the management of risks to terrestrial and aquatic animal health and welfare
minimise associated dangers to human health
protect the environment and biodiversity in a “One Health” approach

3. Agenda Objectives Working Plan 2016- 2017 Timetable
Regional strategies
Information and communication

4. Objectives

5. Objectives of the RR ME
Reinforce VS capabilities to comply with OIE standards and control animal diseases (TADs…) ;
Harmonize the national regulations for the trade of animals and animal products;
Improve animal diseases information system;
Strengthen collaboration with regional and international organisations;
Support meetings, missions, and twinnings on regional animal and public health’s issues
Support the establishment in ME of regional reference laboratories
Through mobilising the OIE expertise
252 reference laboratories
49 collaborating centers
& promoting the international standards
Terrestrial & Aquatic Codes
Terrestrial & Aquatic Manuals of diagnostic
To support
the Regional Commission for the ME
the Member Countries in the ME

6. Regional Challenges Political Instability (Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen)
Direct regional impact: hampered sanitary governance in affected countries and higher risk of TADs regionally;
Indirect: less regional coordination / dialogue due to reduced participation to regional and international meetings
Camel diseases: ADFCA Center / CAMENET
Emerging diseases / MERS-CoV (One Health)
Zoonotic diseases / RVF (El Nino impact)
Regional strategies: GF TADS (FMD, PPR), Rabies and Animal Welfare

7. Working Plan

8. Working Plan 2016-2017 Goal 1: Securing Animal Health& Welfare
by appropriate risk management
Objective 1.1: Supporting the OIE’s Mandate on international standards.
Activity 1.1.1: Seminar on implementation of international standards. Dubai April 2017.
Activity 1.1.2: Regional conf. ‘Towards the Application of the OIE standards on Zoning’ (Amman, Jordan) 2016.
Activity 1.1.3: Translation to Arabic of OIE codes
Objective 1.2:Supporting the OIE’s Mandate on official Disease status recognition
Activity 1.2.1: Translation to Arabic of chapter procedures
Activity 1.2.2: Support countries on preparation of specific dossiers (AHS)
 Objective 1.3: Enhancing the participation to the work of the General Assembly
Activity 1.3.1: Regional workshop on “Participation to the OIE activities” (Abu Dhabi)
Activity 1.3.2: Forwarding draft doc preparing the OIE general session and harmonization of the ME views

9. Working Plan
Goal 2: Establishing Trust through Transparency and communication.
Objective 2.1: Support the OIE’s Mandate on Disease Transparency and Reporting
Activity 2.1.1: Promote the renovation of WAHIS
Activity 2.1.2: Promote WAHIS at VEE.
Activity 2.1.3:: WAHIS (Advanced) Regional updating seminar with Africa EN (Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt) 2016
Activity 2.1.4: Encourage Countries to notify outbreaks
Activity 2.1.5: Regular check of countries zoosanitary status
Objective 2.2: Supporting Animal Health Communication
Activity 2.2.1: Animate collection, production, dissemination of OIE communication products.
Activity 2.2.2: Animate regional Communication FP network
Activity 2.2.3: Ensure the consistency of OIE image and visibility

10. Goal 3: Ensuring the Capacity & Sustainability of the VS.
Working Plan
Goal 3: Ensuring the Capacity & Sustainability of the VS.
Objective 3.1: Evaluation of the Vet. Services to comply with OIE standards
Activity 3.1.1: PVS Pathway: PVS (follow-up) in KSA, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon
Activity 3.1.2: Twinning like project on strengthening veterinary services between Italy (IZS) and Lebanon (MoA/DAR)
Activity 3.1.3: Contribute to OIE PVS “Think Tank” forum
Activity : Advocate request of PVS pathway missions (Jordan, UAE, KSA)
Objective 3.2: Assistance in diagnostic capabilities
Activity 3.2.1: Twinning between RSA (OVI) and France (Institut Pasteur) with Yemen (CVL) on RVF. Pending.
Activity 3.2.2: Twinning between Jordan (JOVAC) and France (CIRAD) on PPR and CCPP.
Activity 3.2.3: Project of twinning on aquatic diseases: KSA/USA
Objective 3.3: OIE dossiers support
Activity 3.3.1: Disease status and endorsement of control programme recognition training (Cairo Egypt) 2016

11. Working Plan
Goal 3: Ensuring the Capacity & Sustainability of the VS.
Objective 3.4: Training of regional veterinary services staff to improve level of advancement in their national activities
Activity 3.4.1: Seminar with Focal Points on Animal Welfare (Amman, Jordan) 2016.
Activity 3.4.2: Seminar with Focal Points on Wildlife, with Africa (Aberdare / Nakuru, Kenya)2016.
Activity 3.4.3: Seminar with Focal Points on Veterinary Medicinal Products. (Beirut Nov.2017)
Activity 3.4.4: WAHIS (Advanced) Regional updating seminar with Africa EN (Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt) 2016.
Objective 3.2:Encouraging Veterinary education
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Objective 3.3: Information of newly nominated delegates on the OIE procedures
Activity 2.2.1: Twinnings (Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, UAE).
Participation in Vet education seminars
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Activity 2.3.1: New delegates seminar, May 2016/2017 (Paris, France)

12. Goal 4:Assistance in regional concerns
Working Plan
Goal 4:Assistance in regional concerns
Objective 4.1: Camels
Activity 4.1.1: Establishment of a camel laboratory center & network (CAMENET). Twinning ADFCA-UAE/ IZSs-Italy.
Activity 4.1.2: Sub-regional conf. on camel diseases in AD, UAE
Activity 4.1.3: Missions & conference on MERS-CoV in GCC countries
Objective 4.2: Equines
Activity 4.2.1: Follow-up on of HHP concept (Syria, Iraq)
Activity : Follow up of AHS status recognition (Lebanon, Syria, KSA)
Objective 4.3: Animal welfare
Activity 4.3.1: Global Animal Welfare conference, Guadalajara.
Activity 4.3.2: Adoption of a ME AW Action Plan
Activity 4.3.2: Implementation of the action plan towards the 4 priorities (transport by sea/land, stray dogs control, slaughter)

13. Goal 5: Cross-cutting Area
Working Plan
Goal 5: Cross-cutting Area
Objective 5.1: Scientific Excellence
Activity 5.1.1: Permanent relationship + tripartite partner Ois
Activity 5.1.2: WHO Assessments on implementation of IHR in ME (Cairo, Doha, Beirut, Amman)
Objective 5.2: One Health concept cooperation
Activity 5.2.1: Antimicrobial resistance : AMR regional steering
committee meetings, (Inter-countries meeting)
Activity 5.2.2: MERS-CoV follow-up missions and conferences with Gulf Countries. Geneva Sept.2017
Activity 5.2.3: Identification of experts/networks for VBD
Objective 5.3: Cooperation with FAO on TADs
Activity 5.3.1: FMD/PPR PCP roadmap meetings in Amman.
Activity 5.3.2: GF TAD RSC meeting in Paris
Activity 5.3.3: GF TAD Camel diseases Abu Dhabi 2016

14. Goal 5: Cross-cutting Area
Working Plan
Goal 5: Cross-cutting Area
Objective 5.4: Diversity, Inclusiveness, Engagement, Transparency.
Activity 5.4.1: Countries suggestions on candidates for OIE Ad hoc Groups.
Activity 5.4.2: Assist in identification of regional experts
Objective 5.5: Governance and Resourcing
Activity 5.5.1: Roles of the Regional commission bureau members ( steering actors in Advisory groups).
Activity 5.5.2: Technical support to the President
Activity 5.5.3: Sharing of programs on regional activities
Objective 5.6: Liaison with other RR/SRR offices and host country.
Activity 5.6.1: strong coordination and communication
(SRR Tunis, SRR East Africa, SRR Brussels.
Activity 5.6.2: Joint seminars and meetings.
Activity 5.6.3: Liaison with Host country administration

15. Goal 6: Human, physical and financial resourcing
Working Plan
Goal 6: Human, physical and financial resourcing
Objective 6.1: Improvement of the team work to optimize results
Activity 6.1.1: Advocacy related to physical and financial resourcing
Activity 6.1.2: Upgrading of the IT network
Activity 6.1.3: Communication improvement (website,
information dissemination to the delegates and focal points…)
Activity 6.1.4: Communicate with delegate and decision makers to rise contribution.
Activity 6.1.5: Undertake mapping of potential beneficiary stakeholders

16. Regional strategies

17. Provisional Roadmap (TBC)
FMD PCP
Regional Advisory Group meeting (Doha, Dec 2015)
Provisional
baseline Stages
Provisional Roadmap (TBC)
Country
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Bahrain 1 2 2* 3 4
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Palestine1
Kuwait 3* 5
Lebanon
Oman1
Qatar
SaudiArabia
Syria1
UAE
Yemen1 1*

18. Regional Advisory Group meeting (Doha, Dec 2015)
PPR PCP
Regional Advisory Group meeting (Doha, Dec 2015)
Provisional
baseline Stages
Provisional Roadmap
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Bahrain 2 3 4
KSA
Kuwait
Oman
N.A
Qatar 1
UAE
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
Syria
Yemen
Egypt

19. Middle East Regional AW strategy’s Action Plan
Animal Welfare
Middle East Regional AW strategy’s Action Plan
NB: Activity 1.1: advocating document to raise funds for implementation

20. Information & communication

21. مطبوعات منظمة الصحة الحيوانية (OIE)
Translated documents
مطبوعات منظمة الصحة الحيوانية (OIE)
للعام 2013
إضغط هنا
الفهرس
النشرات الدورية
Periodicals
المعايير الدولية
03 International Standards
12 Periodicals
مجلات أخرى
26 Other periodicals
الدراسات الفنية
29 Technical series
أبحاث ذات الموضوع الواحد
33 Thematic Publications
دراسات
44 Proceedings
مقالات قيد التحضير
63 Forthcoming titles
الأسعار والتوزيع والشراء
65-79 List and prices

22. Website – English/Arabic

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Dr. Ghazi Yehia
Regional Representative for the Middle East
Regional Representation for the Middle East
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