Transcript Dr.Tjeerd Jorna World Veterinary Association candidate

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
WVA
ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH
Healthy animals = Healthy People
ONE PROFESSION, ONE VISION, ONE VOICE
‘One World – One Health’
A unified approach between veterinary and
human medicine to improve Global Health
WVA
Mission Statement
Promoting the interest of the veterinary profession on
the global scene by providing professional assistance to
produce global policies expressing the point of view of
the veterinary profession in Animal Health, Animal
Welfare and Public Health to be of interest to global
governmental institutions and non-governmental
organisations and in veterinary education and
veterinary congresses
History
1863 International Veterinary Congresses
Founded by John Gamgee in Hamburg
1863-1905: Congresses with issues like
Zoonoses
Veterinary Law and Meat Inspection
Education and Application of veterinary drugs
1899 First World Congress
1905 Permanent Committee established
1959 World Veterinary Association
1963 100 year: World Animal Health Year [Hannover]
1995-1999 Reconstruction WVA by Dr. A. Rantsios [president]
Issues like interests of the veterinary profession and her role in society
Structure
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Members
Associate Members
Affiliate Members
Individual Members
Observers
Regions
National Associations
International Specialist Associations
Regional Veterinary Organizations
Industrial Companies
Individual Veterinarians
International Organizations
Continental groups of members
World Veterinary Congress
Presidential Assembly
Councillors
Excom
WVA professional objectives
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Global policy-making in animal health, animal welfare, public
health and zoonotic disease
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Global policy-making in the relation of animal behaviour and
climate change to animal disease control
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Global accreditation system for EDUCATION as the guarantee
of the quality of the profession
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Global structure of veterinary services in good co-operation with
OIE, FAO and WHO
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Role veterinarians
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Practitioner
Hygienist
• Meat-inspection
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State veterinary officer
• Policy animal disease control and public health
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Industry and Institutes
Education
• Veterinary Faculties and Agriculture Schools
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Environment and climate
• Disease-monitoring
Animals
Science
Knowledge / Skills
Ethics / Attitude
Society
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Objective
Independent
Impartial
Owners /
Keepers
Cooperation
ONE WORLD, ONE MEDICINE, ONE HEALTH
(Roger K. Mahr)
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To PROMOTE global veterinary policy
To BE INVOLVED in Veterinary Education Policy
To REPRESENT all global veterinarians
To SUPPORT global activities
OIE, FAO, WHO, IFAH, IFAP, WSPA
To take knowledge of activities of
Institutes (CDC, ECDC), Governments, Politics, Activists
By PARTICIPATION - RESPONSIBILITY OPENNESS - TRANSPARENCY
Main issues
ANIMAL HEALTH
ANIMAL WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH
EDUCATION and LIFE LONG LEARNING
DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
Animal health
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To take part in global disease control projects
To control economic epidemic diseases
To discuss in task force groups of global
organizations
To discuss about antimicrobial resistance and the
availability and prudent use of antibiotics
To overlook the influence of climate change in
animal behaviour and animal disease control
Environment
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In relation to climate change
Control of water
Control of feed and food
Control of wild life health
Control of farm animal health
Control of companion animal health
Control of human life
SARS
Rabies
Rabies free
Avian influenza
H5N1
Animal welfare
WVA respects the five freedoms of Animal Welfare
WVA follows up the standards of AW of the OIE
WVA has in principle adopted the Universal
Declaration of Animal Welfare
WVA has to act in a lot of regions to get basic standards
of animal welfare
Public health
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To maintain control of zoonotic diseases
To control food security and food safety
To support the structure of veterinary services
To organise terms of probation for people from
developing countries
Veterinary Public Health
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Human Public Health
together means
Global Public Health
Food poisoning
The Veterinary Profession
is a
Health Profession!!
Education
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To analyse the evaluation/accreditation systems
To develop minimum requirements/day one skills of
veterinary education
To develop Life Long Learning/Continuous
education with world veterinary organisations
To cooperate in world education projects with OIE
2009 and Vet 2011 in 2011
Education Conference OIE
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Evolving Veterinary Education for a safer World
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OIE invites all deans of the world to participate
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Invitation by the Chief Veterinary Officer
VET 2011
250 year Veterinary Education in the world
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Claude Bourgelat 1712-1779
Lyon: activity of comparative medicine 1761
Hannover 1778
250 year veterinary profession: not only a veterinary
doctor , but a key player in public health too
World Congress on Veterinary Education
Lyon, 12-16 May 2011
Development
To develop
 a veterinary association/chamber
 a high level of veterinary service
 good cooperation between ministeries of Health and
Agriculture
 an evaluation of veterinary education
 good cooperation between vets and physicians
 basic farming for food security
 disease control systems
Communication
WORLD VETERINARY CONGRESS 2011 and 2013
WORLD VETERINARY DAY [last weekend of April]
WORLD RABIES DAY [28th of September]
Newsletters
Website: www.worldvet.org
Thank you for your attention
When we all take our responsibility and I am be
permitted to GUIDE all global veterinarians for the
benefit of PEOPLE and ANIMALS my slogan is
“ONE WORLD - ONE HEALTH”
Hominum Animaliumque Saluti