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Introduction
The first Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee
of GF-TADs on Avian Influenza (AI) was held in Buenos Aires,
Argentina in 9-10 February 2006.
The following members participated in this meeting:
Dr. Luis Alberto Espinoza, Director Animal Health of the International-Regional
Organism on Livestock Health (OIRSA), Dr. Miguel Genovese,
Director of Pan American Center of Foot-and-Mouse Disease/Pan
American Health Organization (PANAFTOSA/PAHO), Dr. Hernán
Rojas Olavarría, General Secretary of the OIE Regional
Commission of the Americas, Dr. Igor Romero Sosa, representing
Dr. José Ángel del Valle Molina, Vice-President
of the OIE Regional Commission of the Americas, Dr. Eric Bolaños,
Director Animal Health of the Inter-American Institute for
Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Robert Best from CARICOM,
Dr. Recaredo Ugarte, Executive Secretary of the Permanent
Veterinary Committee (CVP), Ing Michael Carrol, Regional Official
of the World Bank (WB) and Rolando Jiron from, Director of
Project of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Dr.
Luis O. Barcos, OIE Regional Representative for the Americas,
as Secretary of the meeting, with the collaboration of Dr.
Moisés Vargas-Terán, Animal Health Official
of the Regional Office of FAO for Latin America and Caribbean.
Additionally attended the meeting 64 representatives of both
the public and private sectors from 25 countries (Argentina,
Barbados, Brazil, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Vincent
& Granadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos
Islands , Uruguay, United states of America, Venezuela).
List of participants is listed in Annex 1.
The Agenda of the meeting was developed as to reach setting
up of Strategic Outlines for AI Prevention in the American
Continent, analyze, assess and discuss International Organisms
role within the GF-TADs of AI, and to acknowledge on WB and
IADB developed actions on this issue.
Dr. Sebastian Health from the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) made a presentation on Incident Command
System for Sanitary Emergency.
Deelopment of Agenda
Strategic Outlines for AI Prevention in the American Countries.
The concurrence unanimously approved the
document on Strategic Outlines for AI Prevention in the
American Countries set up by the CVP and CISA and based on
OIE Standards and FAO technical documents on AI, adapted to
the region needs.
The American countries actions carried out within the GF-TADs
framework will base on this document.
American countries resources needs to overcome Avian Influenza
prevention
Thirty countries of thirty four inquired, answered a questionnaire
on financial resource needs to prevent and control AI.
The
questionnaire results allowed a global estimation of financial
resources needed to carry out actions preventing and controlling
AI.
In the future the countries will be inquired on further additional
and precise information, completing different actions foreseen
in the Strategic Outlines. Questionnaire results are .
Regional and International Organisms role
Each International Organisms summarized actions developed
concerning AI. It was noted their great disposition to coordinate
future actions within the framework of the defined Strategic
Outlines. In this respect, Dr. Moises Vargas Terán
from FAO informed on FAO's regional and worldwide activities
(Manual recognizing AI, FAO-CEPAL study on economic impact).
He specially mentioned the many technical assistance inquired
by the American countries, on Technical Cooperation Projects
(TCP) concerning AI prevention.
These projects have a pre-agreement FAO-WB for four possible
TCP, one for each sub-region (South-America, Central America,
Caribbean and Andean Region) aiming to take ahead the Strategic
Outlines actions and sub-regional specific projects. FAO's
documents which are in advanced stage of elaboration will
be circulated to the GF-TADs Executive Committee for further
specific coordinated actions.
In addition, Dr. Miguel Genovese from PANAFTOSA/PAHO informed
that his organization have OMS directives to work in the preparation
of regional pre-pandemic plans and to act coordinately within
the GF-TADs framework.
Dr. Eric Bolaños from IICA, informed that his organization
has been adjusting the Performance, Vision and Strategy (PVS)
tool, applied in more than 10 countries of the region and
helping in the evaluation of the Veterinary Services according
to OIE Standards. He also disposed IICA's structure which
is present in all countries of the region aiming to support
development of actions stated in the Strategic to a Regional
and National level.
Dr. Luis Alberto Espinoza from OIRSA, addressed on the developed
actions in Central American countries and coordinated actions
to be developed jointly with Regional and International Organisms
within the framework of GF-TADs.
Dr. Robert Best de CARICOM, spoke about Caribbean countries
basic needs and requested urgent assistance by regional specialist.
Dr. Luis Barcos, OIE Regional Representative for the Americas
de la OIE, mentioned different actions to be carried out such
as Veterinary Services Assessment, Improving Veterinary Services
capacities, Veterinary Services training, Animal Health Information,
International Standards up-dating , among others. He also
emphasized the importance to coordinate actions with all Regional
and International, Organisms, donors, countries helping other
countries, other public and private sectors, avoiding overlapping
works and unnecessary efforts, and taking advantage of available
resources.
In summary, each Regional and International Organisms, taking
into account the Strategic Outlines for AI Prevention in the
American Countries . will inform to GF-TADs Secretariat, within
a term of no more than 30 days, on their actions capacity
building, particularly related to:
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