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Presentation African Veterinary Association September 2009. World Veterinary Association. Dr.Tjeerd Jorna President. World Veterinary Association and the role of the veterinary profession on a global level. ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH Healthy animals = Healthy People - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World Veterinary World Veterinary AssociationAssociation
Dr.Tjeerd Jorna Dr.Tjeerd Jorna
PresidentPresident
Presentation African Veterinary Association September 2009
World Veterinary Association World Veterinary Association
and and
the role of the veterinary profession the role of the veterinary profession on a global levelon a global level
ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH
Healthy animals = Healthy People Healthy animals = Healthy People
ONE PROFESSION, ONE VISION, ONE VOICEONE PROFESSION, ONE VISION, ONE VOICE
WVAWVA
‘‘One World – One Health’One World – One Health’
A unified approach between veterinary and A unified approach between veterinary and human medicine to improve Global Healthhuman medicine to improve Global Health
Promoting the interest of the veterinary profession on Promoting the interest of the veterinary profession on the global scene by providing professional assistance to the global scene by providing professional assistance to produce global policies expressing the point of view of produce global policies expressing the point of view of the veterinary profession in Animal Health, Animal the veterinary profession in Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Public Health to be of interest to global Welfare and Public Health to be of interest to global governmental institutions and non-governmental governmental institutions and non-governmental organisations and in veterinary education and organisations and in veterinary education and veterinary congressesveterinary congresses
WVA Mission Statement
1863 International Veterinary Congresses 1863 International Veterinary Congresses Founded by John Gamgee in HamburgFounded by John Gamgee in Hamburg
1863-1905: Congresses with issues like 1863-1905: Congresses with issues like Zoonoses Zoonoses Veterinary Law and Meat Inspection Veterinary Law and Meat Inspection Education and Application of veterinary drugs Education and Application of veterinary drugs
1899 First World Congress 1899 First World Congress 1905 Permanent Committee established 1905 Permanent Committee established 1959 World Veterinary Association 1959 World Veterinary Association 1963 100 year: World Animal Health Year [Hannover]1963 100 year: World Animal Health Year [Hannover]1995-1999 Reconstruction WVA by Dr. A. 1995-1999 Reconstruction WVA by Dr. A. Rantsios [president]Rantsios [president]
Issues like interests of the veterinary profession and her role in society
HistoryHistory
Structure Structure
MembersMembers National Associations National Associations Associate MembersAssociate Members International Specialist Associations International Specialist Associations
Regional Veterinary OrganizationsRegional Veterinary Organizations Affiliate MembersAffiliate Members Industrial Companies Industrial Companies Individual MembersIndividual Members Individual Veterinarians Individual Veterinarians ObserversObservers International Organizations International Organizations Regions Regions Continental groups of members Continental groups of members
World Veterinary Congress World Veterinary Congress Presidential Assembly Presidential Assembly Councillors Councillors ExcomExcom
WVA professional objectives WVA professional objectives
Global policy-making in animal health, animal welfare, public Global policy-making in animal health, animal welfare, public health and zoonotic diseasehealth and zoonotic disease
Global policy-making in the relation of animal behaviour and Global policy-making in the relation of animal behaviour and climate change to animal disease controlclimate change to animal disease control
Global accreditation system for EDUCATION as the guarantee Global accreditation system for EDUCATION as the guarantee of the quality of the professionof the quality of the profession
Global structure of veterinary services in good co-operation with Global structure of veterinary services in good co-operation with OIE, FAO and WHOOIE, FAO and WHO
Role veterinariansRole veterinarians
PractitionerPractitioner Hygienist Hygienist
• Meat-inspection Meat-inspection State veterinary officer State veterinary officer
• Policy animal disease control and public healthPolicy animal disease control and public health Industry and Institutes Industry and Institutes Education Education
• Veterinary Faculties and Agriculture SchoolsVeterinary Faculties and Agriculture Schools Environment and climate Environment and climate
• Disease-monitoringDisease-monitoring
Animals
Owners /Keepers
Society v
Science Knowledge / SkillsEthics / Attitude
ObjectiveIndependentImpartial
Cooperation Cooperation
ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH
(Roger K. Mahr) (Roger K. Mahr)
To PROMOTE global veterinary policyTo PROMOTE global veterinary policy To BE INVOLVED in Veterinary Education PolicyTo BE INVOLVED in Veterinary Education Policy To REPRESENT all global veterinariansTo REPRESENT all global veterinarians To SUPPORT global activitiesTo SUPPORT global activities
OIE, FAO, WHO, IFAH, IFAP, WSPAOIE, FAO, WHO, IFAH, IFAP, WSPA To take knowledge of activities of To take knowledge of activities of
Institutes (CDC, ECDC), Governments, Politics, ActivistsInstitutes (CDC, ECDC), Governments, Politics, Activists
By PARTICIPATION - RESPONSIBILITY -By PARTICIPATION - RESPONSIBILITY -
OPENNESS - TRANSPARENCYOPENNESS - TRANSPARENCY
Main issuesMain issues
ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HEALTH
ANIMAL WELFARE ANIMAL WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH
EDUCATION and LIFE LONG LEARNINGEDUCATION and LIFE LONG LEARNING
DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
Animal healthAnimal health
To take part in global disease control projects To take part in global disease control projects To control economic epidemic diseases To control economic epidemic diseases To discuss in task force groups of global To discuss in task force groups of global
organizations organizations To discuss about antimicrobial resistance and the To discuss about antimicrobial resistance and the
availability and prudent use of antibiotics availability and prudent use of antibiotics To overlook the influence of climate change in animal To overlook the influence of climate change in animal
behaviour and animal disease control behaviour and animal disease control
EnvironmentEnvironment
In relation to climate change In relation to climate change Control of water Control of water Control of feed and food Control of feed and food Control of wild life health Control of wild life health Control of farm animal health Control of farm animal health Control of companion animal health Control of companion animal health Control of human lifeControl of human life
Animal welfareAnimal welfare
WVA respects the five freedoms of Animal Welfare WVA respects the five freedoms of Animal Welfare
WVA follows up the standards of AW of the OIE WVA follows up the standards of AW of the OIE
WVA has in principle adopted the Universal WVA has in principle adopted the Universal Declaration of Animal Welfare Declaration of Animal Welfare
WVA has to act in a lot of regions to get basic standards WVA has to act in a lot of regions to get basic standards of animal welfareof animal welfare
Public healthPublic health
To maintain control of zoonotic diseases To maintain control of zoonotic diseases To control food security and food safety To control food security and food safety To support the structure of veterinary services To support the structure of veterinary services To organise terms of probation for people from To organise terms of probation for people from
developing countries developing countries
Veterinary Public HealthVeterinary Public Health
andand
Human Public Health Human Public Health
together meanstogether means
Global Public HealthGlobal Public Health
EducationEducation
To analyse the evaluation/accreditation systems To analyse the evaluation/accreditation systems To develop minimum requirements/day one skills of To develop minimum requirements/day one skills of
veterinary education veterinary education To develop Life Long Learning/Continuous education To develop Life Long Learning/Continuous education
with world veterinary organisations with world veterinary organisations To cooperate in world education projects with OIE To cooperate in world education projects with OIE
2009 and Vet 2011 in 2011 2009 and Vet 2011 in 2011
Education Conference OIEEducation Conference OIE
Evolving Veterinary Education for a safer WorldEvolving Veterinary Education for a safer World
OIE invites all deans of the world to participateOIE invites all deans of the world to participate
Invitation by the Chief Veterinary OfficerInvitation by the Chief Veterinary Officer
VET 2011VET 2011
250 year Veterinary Education in the world250 year Veterinary Education in the world
Claude Bourgelat 1712-1779Claude Bourgelat 1712-1779 Lyon: activity of comparative medicine 1761Lyon: activity of comparative medicine 1761 Hannover 1778Hannover 1778
250 year veterinary profession: not only a veterinary250 year veterinary profession: not only a veterinary
doctor , but a key player in public health too doctor , but a key player in public health too
World Congress on Veterinary Education World Congress on Veterinary Education
Lyon, 12-16 May 2011Lyon, 12-16 May 2011
DevelopmentDevelopment
To developTo develop a veterinary association/chamber a veterinary association/chamber a high level of veterinary service a high level of veterinary service good cooperation between ministeries of Health and good cooperation between ministeries of Health and
Agriculture Agriculture an evaluation of veterinary education an evaluation of veterinary education good cooperation between vets and physicians good cooperation between vets and physicians basic farming for food security basic farming for food security disease control systemsdisease control systems
Communication Communication
WORLD VETERINARY CONGRESS 2011 and 2013WORLD VETERINARY CONGRESS 2011 and 2013
WORLD VETERINARY DAY [last weekend of April] WORLD VETERINARY DAY [last weekend of April]
WORLD RABIES DAY [28WORLD RABIES DAY [28thth of September] of September]
NewslettersNewsletters
Website: www.worldvet.orgWebsite: www.worldvet.org
When we all take our responsibility and I am be When we all take our responsibility and I am be permitted to GUIDE all global veterinarians for the permitted to GUIDE all global veterinarians for the benefit of PEOPLE and ANIMALS my slogan is benefit of PEOPLE and ANIMALS my slogan is
““ONE WORLD - ONE HEALTH” ONE WORLD - ONE HEALTH”
Hominum Animaliumque SalutiHominum Animaliumque Saluti
Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention