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OIE Laboratory twinning programme

OIE's twinning program develops collaborations for disease diagnosis, standardization, and research to strengthen global veterinary networks. Twinning aims to improve laboratory capacity, access to diagnostics, and engage in international scientific cooperation.

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OIE Laboratory twinning programme

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  1. OIE Laboratory twinning programme Dr Gounalan Pavade OIE Headquarters (Paris)

  2. Background • On the current 180 Members Countries of the OIE, more or less 70% are developing or in-transition countries; • In 2002, the World Assembly of Delegates adopted a Resolution for the OIE Reference Laboratories and Collaborating Centres to enter into partnership with laboratories of developing and in-transition countries; • The concept of Twinning between laboratories or Collaborating Centres was born to address this Resolution

  3. Mandate of an OIE Reference Laboratory(disease based) • Centre of expertise and standardisation – develop and uphold OIE Standards • Technical advice, diagnostic services and training • Confirmatory testing, pathogen isolation and characterisation - report positive findings to the international community • Develop new diagnostic tests • Publish and disseminate useful information • Provide expert consultants to the OIE

  4. 252 Reference Laboratories covering 118 diseases or topics in 39 countries

  5. Mandate of an OIE Collaborating Centres(competence based) • Centre of research, expertise, standardisation and dissemination of techniques • Provide technical advice and training • Develop new techniques and procedures • Publish and disseminate useful information • Provide expert consultants to the OIE

  6. 49 Collaborating Centres covering 46 topics in 26 countries

  7. The Twinning Concept Sustainable enhancement of capacity and expertise by supporting a link between an OIE RL or CC (parent) and a national laboratory (candidate)

  8. Provide better global geographical coverage of OIE expertise for priority diseases in priority areas To form long and lasting links between the institutes Strengthen global disease surveillance networks Strengthen national, regional, and international scientific networks Create collaborative research opportunities - improve sharing, and advance science Aims and objectives - networking

  9. Improve compliance with OIE standards (surveillance and control) Improve access to high quality diagnostics and technical assistance for more OIE Members For some Candidates to apply for ‘OIE reference’ status Help more countries enter scientific debate on an equal footing with others Aims and objectives - expertise

  10. Engaging with the international scientific community Engaging with regional and global networks Supportingneighbour countries Pursuing opportunities for joint research Applying for OIE Reference Laboratory status when ready The twinning project is just the start…

  11. Concept launched at 1st OIE RL/CC Conference in Florianopolis in Dec ‘06 OIE Resolution adopted in May ‘07 Twinning manual published in Dec ‘07 and upated in February 2012 Inaugural project starts in Feb ’08 First project completed Sept ‘09 Twinning programme timelines

  12. Parent must be an OIE Reference Laboratory or Collaborating Centre Candidate must have potential to provide support Project needs full support of Veterinary Services OIE Delegates are directly involved in the project Prerequisites

  13. Twinning can accommodate multiple diseases or topics: Specific diseases (AI, ND, Brucellosis, CBPP, Rabies, AHS, BT, ASF, CSF, EI, Equine piroplasmosis, FMD, Glanders, Ovine chlamydiosis, Salmonellosis, West Nile Virus, IBD, Infectious haemotopoieticnecrois, Koi Herpes virus, PPR, Shrimp diseases) Multiple diseases (CSF/rabies; AI/ND; PPR/FMD/SGP) Topics: epidemiology, veterinary medicinal products, molecular diagnostics, food safety, improved diagnostic capacity Projects

  14. Status February 2016 • 28 projects completed • 35 projects underway • 12 projects approved and waiting to start (‘in the pipeline’) • 3 Most popular topics • Avian influenza and Newcastle disease (10) • Brucellosis (8) • Rabies (5) • Includes 6 aquatic diseases (one completed and five underway)

  15. Regional status • Italy with Iran – Avian influenza and Newcastle disease • UK with Turkey – Brucellosis • Germany with UAE – Brucellosis • UK with Afghanistan – Brucellosis and mycoplasmosis • Italy with UAE – Camel diseases • Italy with Turkey – CBPP • Germany with Turkey – Rabies • Italy with Turkey – West Nile virus • France with Yemen – Bee diseases • South Africa with Oman – Rabies • South Africa with Yemen – Rift valley fever

  16. Contribution of twinning to OIE Reference Centre network Adopted (May 2012) • RABIES - Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, P. R. China • AVIAN MYCOPLASMOSIS - National Centre for Animal and Plant Health, Cuba • CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA (CBPP) - National Veterinary Laboratory, Botswana Adopted (May 2014) • OIE Reference Laboratory for infectious salmon anaemia - Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, Chile • OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health - China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC), P.R. China

  17. Steps after twinning • Engaging with the international scientific community • Joining disease networks • Joint research opportunities • Proficiency testing • National and international disease diagnosis • Research publications • Applying for OIE Reference Laboratory status

  18. Outputs from twinning • Stronger global disease surveillance networks • Improved access to rapid and accurate detection and characterisation of pathogens • Putting biosafety, biosecurity and bioethics on the agenda • Stronger scientific networks • Capability to respond to disease events

  19. Monitoring and evaluation • Annual reports from parent institutes • Final report from parent institutes • Global twinning feedback workshop (March 2011) • Twinning survey among involved laboratories • Laboratory twinning audit missions

  20. OIE Regional Seminar on the OIE Laboratory Twinning Programme: Concepts and Perspectives Johannesburg (South Africa), October 9-10, 2012

  21. First Steering Committee meeting Italy – UAE twinning for camel diseases September 6 - 9, 2015

  22. Under the tab ‘Support to OIE members’: http://www.oie.int/en/support-to-oie-members/laboratory-twinning/ Twinning guidelines How to apply Twinning template Twinning status of projects Twinning project outputs Twinning webpage

  23. Twinning concept is functioning well to improve capacity and expertise for priority animal diseases Countries in all 5 OIE regions are benefiting OIE twinning is addressing the current bias in the geographical distribution of OIE Reference Centres Both terrestrial and aquatic diseases are covered in OIE twinning programme Conclusions

  24. OrganisationMondialede la SantéAnimale WorldOrganisationfor AnimalHealth OrganizaciónMundialde SanidadAnimal Thank you for your attention 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France - www.oie.int – oie@oie.int

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