1. EDEN International Conference 10-12 May 2010 Montpellier, France
Networks – it works ! OIE opportunities for effective collaboration on the animal-human-ecosystem interface
Lea Knopf
Scientific & Technical Dept.

2. Challenges
Nowadays pathogens are transported around the world faster than the average incubation time of most epizootics.
Climate changes and human behaviour allow colonisation of new territories by vectors and pathogens (e.g. CCHF, WNF)
More EID will emerge and be detected in the future and may disperse rapidly and widely

3. Solutions?
Which concepts to promote for protecting countries and regions from current and emerging infectious diseases threats to animal and humans?

4. Working at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Domain Interface
Treadwell, In: Achieving Sustainable Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin: Institute of Medicine Workshop Summary. National Academies Press

5. The concept of “One World-One Health” (OWOH)
Many emerging and existing infectious diseases concern the global community because of their epidemic and endemic potential and their wide-ranging socio-economic impacts
A global strategy for preventing and managing risks at the human-animal- ecosystem interface is needed
Cooperation is important particularly for predictions, prevention and response

6. Emerging diseases ...the ideal view
Effective response and control measures
Established procedures for laboratory confirmation
Recognizing when you are faced with the unknown
Accurate identification of known animal diseases

7. The pioneer work of EDEN or OWOH: From ideas to action e. g
The pioneer work of EDEN or OWOH: From ideas to action e.g. March 2009, Winnipeg, Canada
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
Foster political will
Support partnership and collaboration
Encourage data sharing
Build capacity
Develop communication strategies
Provide incentives for reporting adverse events
Encourage stakeholders and community engagement
Develop supra-country approaches
The EDEN project has been focusing on the effects of environmental changes on the emergence of VBD
• Foster political will – Multi-level, multi-ministry political will is crucial to driving the OWOH concept forward.
• Support partnership and collaboration – Finding new ways to work together and build new attitudes is essential. This will require leadership and commitment to make multidisciplinary collaboration a common practice.
• Encourage data sharing and integration – Working in more integrated ways and sharing data and information will help eliminate “data silos” and “data hugging.”
• Build capacity (infrastructure and skills) – The building of knowledge, skills, and OWOH attitudes at the local level is important. There is a need to encourage the academic community to develop and implement integrated curricula and to foster transdisciplinary collaboration.
• Develop communication strategies/plans – Media should be engaged as a partner. This will require investment in training. Working with the media is critical to getting information to the public and other target audiences.
• Provide incentives for reporting adverse events – Incentives are important to encourage key actors to report in a timely manner.
• Encourage stakeholder and community engagement – Everyone who is part of these issues needs to understand their role and contribution. This will require the engagement of stakeholders and communities in OWOH concepts.
• Develop supra-country approaches – In addition to a multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary approach, the integration of efforts, data, etc. also needs to take a trans-boundary/ regional approach.

8. e.g. other contributions of EDEN and EDEN partners to OIE‘s work
Scientific technical Publications OIE
Scientific background for OIE international standards
Diagnostic tests and vaccines
Disease epidemiology

9. Partner Organisations
Technical networks at and around OIE today Objective: Collect and disseminate scientific information
National OIE Focal Points
Ref. Laboratories
Collaborating Centres
Ref. Laboratory Networks
OIE Delegates
Specialists‘ Commissions
Regional Commissions
Twinning programme
Partner Organisations
WAHIS
Ad hoc Groups
Working Groups
GLEWS
GF-TADs
Reserach projects
Individual experts
OFFLU

10. Summary of the projected number of OIE Reference Laboratories and Collaborating Centres in 2010
Total
Number
190 37
227
Countries 36 21 41
Diseases/Topics
101 35
136
Experts
163
200
Current status of Ref Labs over 200 RLs and CCs in 36 countries
*Countries hosting both labs and Centres are not counted twice

11. OIE Collaborating Centres
Expert Centres on horizontal subjects, for the OIE and OIE Members
Assist in the elaboration of procedures to harmonise animal disease regulations / international standards
Coordinate collaborative studies
Provide technical training
Organise and host scientific meetings for the OIE

12. OIE Reference Laboratories
Expert Centres for worldwide standardisation
Store and distribute reference reagents
Develop / conduct / validate diagnostic tests
Coordinate technical and scientific studies
Provide technical and scientific training
Organise laboratory proficiency testing

13. Extending the network of OIE capacity, expertise and standards through Laboratory Twinning
To provide regional support with better geographical coverage for diseases and topics that are a priority in a given region
Improved access for more countries to high quality diagnostics and expertise
Better scientific expertise allows Members to:
To debate OIE scientific justification for standards on an equal footing with other Members (better representation)
To contribute to build a veterinary scientific community worldwide
30 projects approved (two thirds of these are underway)
the objectives of twinning are to provide a better global geographical coverage of expertise and to provide better coverage for developing and transition countries in areas where it is needed. This will help with early detection of disease, more effective containment and control and will allow member countries ready access to expertise so that they are more able to debate international standards on an equal footing.
Surveillance, detection and control of animal diseases (incl. zoonoses)
A specific horizontal or disease-specific sphere of competence e.g. epidemiology, veterinary medicinal products, Rift Valley Fever
Biosafety, biosecurity, quality assurance and good laboratory practices are integral
Reach compliance with OIE International Standards
Ultimate goal to become an OIE Reference Laboratory or an OIE Collaborating Centre
Develop mutually beneficial and collaborative research opportunities
Each project 1-3 years
Benefits should be there long after the project has been completed

14. A new concept: OIE focal points
National specialist focal points: A network of 6 focal points for each of the 175 OIE Members
Aquatic animal diseases
Wildlife
Animal health information systems
Veterinary medicinal products…
Animal welfare
Animal production & food safety
Unique global network receiving permanent capacity building input from the OIE
… and providing continuously technical information to OIE

15. Next OIE Strategic Plan (2011-2015)
Highlight of a few key concepts to be used
Animal Health systems are a global public good
Global public goods are goods whose benefits extend to all countries, people and generations
One World-One Health (OWOH)
A global strategy for managing risks at the animal-human interface
Veterinary education
Respect for veterinary diploma and professional excellency
Good Governance of Veterinary Services
Need of appropriate legislation and implementation through national animal health systems
A responsibility of Governments
Alliances between public and private sectors (e.g. farmers, consumers)
Quality of Services and use of OIE evaluation and gap analysis tool (PVS)
Initial and continuous veterinary education

16. Thank you and best wishes for the continuation…. EDENext works!