1. OIE Regional Representation 2016 Working Plan

2. Objectives of the Representation
The main objective of the OIE RR ME activities for 2016 is to reinforce Veterinary Services capabilities to control and manage animal diseases, notably trans-boundary diseases, and to support compliance with the international standards.
The RR ME is also involved in harmonizing regulation for the regional trade of animal and animal products, improving animal diseases information system, strengthening collaboration with regional and international organisations, holding conferences and seminars that will help to target specific issues related to animal and public health, promoting the establishment of a network of regional reference laboratories and coordinating their activities.

3. Camel diseases Center (UAE) and sub-regional network
Regional Challenges
Political disturbances in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen with regional impact:
direct: hampered sanitary governance in these countries and higher risk of transboundary dissemination of animal diseases;
Indirect: lack of budget, cancellation of conferences (Oman/13th conference of the RC ME), non participation of representatives to international meetings…
Camel diseases Center (UAE) and sub-regional network
MERS-CoV in Gulf countries: One Health regional approach (RR ME Participation to SCAMRO)
High risk of Rift Valley Fever (in coop with Eastern Africa)
PPR, FMD, Rabies and Animal Welfare regional strategies

4. Working Plan 2016 Goal 1: Promotion of OIE guidelines & standards
Objective 1.1: Harmonization of regulations for regional trade
Activity 1.1.1: Advise for updating veterinary legislation to comply
with international standards
Activity 1.1.2: Regional trade certification : Regional conference on
“implementation of OIE standards on zoning and
compartmentalization” (Aqaba, Jordan)
Activity 1.1.3: Translation to Arabic of OIE codes
Objective 1.2: Improving animal disease information system
Activity 1.2.1: Translation to Arabic of WAHIS procedures
Activity 1.2.2: WAHIS Advanced Regional updating seminar with
Africa EN (Cairo, Egypt)
 Objective 1.3: Improving the participation to the work of the general assembly
Activity 1.3.1: Regional workshop on “Participation to the OIE
activities” (Lebanon)
Activity 1.3.2: Forwarding draft documents preparing the OIE
general session and harmonization of the ME views

5. Working Plan 2016
Goal 2: Strengthening the capabilities of the veterinary services
Objective 2.1: Training of regional veterinary services staff to improve level of advancement in their national activities
Activity 2.1.1: Seminar with Focal Points on Animal Welfare (Aqaba, Jordan)
Activity 2.1.2: Seminar with Focal Points on Communication on Rabies, (Muscat, Oman TBC)
Activity 2.1.3: Seminar with Focal Points on Wildlife, with Africa (Aberdare / Nakuru, Kenya)
Activity 2.1.4: WAHIS Advanced Regional updating seminar with Africa EN (Cairo, Egypt TBC)
Objective 2.2: Information of newly nominated delegates on the OIE procedures
Activity 2.2.1: New delegates seminar, May 2016 (Paris, France)

6. Working Plan 2016 Goal 3: Assistance to member countries
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)
Objective 3.2: Assistance in diagnostic capabilities
Activity 3.2.1: Twinning between RSA (OVI) and France (Institut Pasteur) with
Yemen (CVL) on RVF
Activity 3.2.2: Twinning between Kuwait (CVL) and France (Cirad) on PPR
Activity 3.2.3: Twinning between Yemen (CVL) and France (Anses) on bee
diseases
Activity 3.2.4: Project of twinning between Jordan (JOVAC) and France (Cirad)
on PPR recombinant vaccine
Activity 3.2.5: Project of twinning on aquatic diseases: KSA/Canada
Activity 3.2.6: Project of twinning on veterinary education: UAE (Fed. Univ. of
Al Aïn) with France (ENVA) & Lebanon (USEK) with France (ENVT)
Objective 3.3: OIE dossiers support
Activity 3.3.1: Disease status and endorsed control programme recognition
training (Beirut, Lebanon)

7. Working Plan 2016 Goal 4: Specific regional concerns
Objective 4.1: Camels
Activity 4.1.1: Establishment of a camel laboratory center & network in the
Middle East
Activity 4.1.2: Sub-regional conference on camel diseases in UAE/Abu Dhabi
Activity 4.1.3: Missions & conference on MERS-CoV in GCC countries
Objective 4.2: Equines
Activity 4.2.1: Follow-up on implementation of HHP concept
Objective 4.3: Animal welfare
Activity 4.3.1: Follow-up on implementation of the regional animal welfare
strategy: regional seminar on AW on animal handling and
transportation (Aqaba, Jordan)
Activity 4.3.2: Technical assistance for modelling the control of stray dogs
Objective 4.5: Zoonotic diseases
Activity 4.5.1: Regional conference on rabies in Muscat, Oman, World Rabies
Day & technical assistance for implementation of subsequent
recommendations
Activity 4.5.2: Technical assistance on brucellosis vaccination in Oman

8. Working Plan 2016 Goal 5: Regional and international cooperation
Objective 5.1: REMESA/ RELABSA/REPIVET/RESEPSA /RECOMSA/REEV-MED
Activity 5.1.1: Assistance to newly regional members (Jordan and
Lebanon) and participation to the related meetings
Objective 5.2: One Health concept cooperation
Activity 5.2.1: Antimicrobial resistance : AMR regional steering
committee meetings & ministerial related conference
Activity 5.2.2: MERS-CoV follow-up missions and conferences with
Gulf Countries
Objective 5.3: Cooperation with FAO on TADs
Activity 5.3.1: FMD/PPR PCP meeting in Cairo, Egypt
Activity 5.3.2: GF TAD RSC meeting

9. Working Plan 2016 Goal 6: Regional office management
Objective 6.1: Improvement of the team work to optimize results
Activity 6.1.1: Upgrading of the IT network
Activity 6.1.2: Communication improvement (website,
information dissemination to the delegates and
focal points…)

10. Timetable 2016

11. Timetable 2016

12. Timetable 2016

13. Timetable 2016

14. FMD Status in MENA Region Regional Advisory Group
Country
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Algeria
OIE-CP
Bahrain 1 2˟ 3 4
Egypt 2
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya 1˟
Morocco
Mauritania
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
UAE
Yemen

15. Regional Animal Welfare Strategy

16. 13th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle East Kaslik, Lebanon, 10 to 14 Nov. 2015

17. 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

18. Website – English/Arabic

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