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The Relationship between the Veterinary Statutory Body, Veterinary Services and

Department of Livestock Development, Thailand. The Relationship between the Veterinary Statutory Body, Veterinary Services and Veterinary Associations in Thailand. Parntep Ratanakorn 1 , Walasinee Moonarmart 1 , Ganokon Urkasemsin 1 and Thanawat Tiensin 2

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The Relationship between the Veterinary Statutory Body, Veterinary Services and

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  1. Department of Livestock Development, Thailand The Relationship between the Veterinary Statutory Body, Veterinary Services and Veterinary Associations in Thailand Parntep Ratanakorn1, WalasineeMoonarmart 1, GanokonUrkasemsin1and Thanawat Tiensin2 1 Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Thailand 2 Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

  2. Department of Livestock Development • IMPACT of the OIE PVS Evaluation • Excitement of Thai veterinarians • Active participation and collaboration of all stakeholders (i.e. producers, private sectors, academic institutions, professional associations, other government agencies) • Commitment of high level of policy- and decision-makers

  3. Following the OIE PVS Evaluation, commitment and awareness have been raised at high level of policy-makers. Capacity building of veterinary education and veterinary services in the region

  4. Department of Livestock Development • Strengths of Thailand’s VS • Thailand has a very strong VS, led by the high standards required of its export industries. • HPAI outbreaks and ensuing political support have also assisted in the rapid high quality development of the VS. • GAP and GMP systems are very appropriate ways to improve animal health and food safety measures nationally. • Movement controls seem to generally function well. • Thailand is active in international animal health policy and forums and in trade negotiations. • Thailand’s veterinary services is one of pioneers in compartmentalization and zoning/regionalization.

  5. Department of Livestock Development • Major gaps • A lack of veterinarians at field level (district level) • A lack of regulatory control over veterinary drug sales and their use (outside of GAP certified farms) • Domestic food safety in smaller slaughtering establishments, milk collecting centres needs more attention in order to guarantee the same high quality as the exports.

  6. Department of Livestock Development • OUTCOMES of OIE PVS Evaluation How to use the result of OIE PVS Evaluation as a tool to strengthen the veterinary education, veterinary services and veterinary statutory body of the country: • Recruitment plan of 1,000 veterinarians for the next 10 years approved by the Government • 126 new veterinarians recruited at district level in October 2013 • Twining program on Laboratories (on-going) • Twining program on Veterinary Education (on-going) • Twining program on Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB) • Public-private partnership in VS

  7. Department of Livestock Development • 10-year recruitment plan of official vets • The Royal Thai Government approved a 10-year recruitment plan of 1,000 official vets. • Approximately 50-100 new official veterinarians will be recruited each year. • Public-private partnership in VS (delegation of the authority to private sector)

  8. Orientation program for new veterinarians

  9. Animal Health Unit at the District Level (Mass and Focus) One Team: 2-3 veterinarians, 3-4 animal husbandry technicians

  10. Twining program on Veterinary Education (Chiangmai University and University of Minnesota)

  11. Department of Livestock Development • Who are the key players of veterinary professionsin Thailand? • Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB): Regulator • Veterinary Education (VE): Producer • Veterinary Services (VS): User (Government and Non-government) • Veterinary Associations (VA): Promoter

  12. Department of Livestock Development • The Relationship of VET in Thailand VE VA = Promoter VS = User VE = Producer VSB = Regulator

  13. Department of Livestock Development • Number of vet professions, Thailand Source: The Veterinary Council of Thailand, 2010 • Over 1,600 para-veterinarians. Most of them work at the Department of Livestock Development.

  14. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB) Veterinary Council of Thailand • The Veterinary Profession Act B.E. 2545 (2002)

  15. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB) Major roles of the Veterinary Council of Thailand: Regulator • Professional licensing • Curriculum accreditation* • Educational facility accreditation* • Establishing specialization* Goal: “Consumer Protection”

  16. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB) Specific roles of the Veterinary Council of Thailand: Regulator • Control the practices and operations of veterinary practitioners, • Promote study, research and practice of veterinary professions, • Promote unity and uphold the honour of members, • Render assistance, give advice, publicize, and provide technical services to the members, including the public and other organizations, • Give advice or recommendations to the Government concerning the policies and problems on veterinary profession related issues, • Act as a representative of the veterinary profession practitioners of Thailand, • Uphold justice and promote welfare for the members, • Engage in other activities as prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.

  17. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Statutory Body (VSB) Veterinary Council of Thailand Dean Vet Schools Consortium (6 Deans) DG-DLD Elected Members (15 persons) President of TVMA President of VPAT Representatives - MoD - MoI - MoPH - DoF - DLD - BMA • 15 appointed board members • 15 elected board members EDUCATOR or PRUDUCER PRACTITIONER (MEMBER) USER PROMOTER

  18. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Education (VE) • 1912: The First veterinary school “Assawaphat Thahanbok” or “Equine Veterinarian of the Royal Thai Army” MomchaoThongtheekayuThongyai, King’s grandson

  19. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Education (VE) • 1935: Luang Chai-assawarak, the first director of the Division of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University • Length of Curriculum • 1912 – 1938: 4-year course • 1939 – 1956: 5-year course • 1957 – current: 6-year course

  20. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Education (VE) • Thailand Veterinary Dean Consortium • 6 Accredited Veterinary Schools • Chulalongkorn University • Kasetsart University • Khon Kaen University (1986) • Mahanokorn University of Technology (1992) • Chiang Mai University (1994) • Mahidol University (1997) • 4 Veterinary Schools to be accredited by VSB

  21. Veterinary Education (VE) Mission of Veterinary Education: Producer • To produce qualified veterinarians • To construct a system of national examination • To prepare the “Day one skills” competencies • To strengthen networking between faculties for undergraduate and postgraduate studies • To establish residency programme (specialization) • To construct a mandatory of the standardisation of veterinary teaching hospitals, consequently audit system (Animal Hospital Accreditation System: AHA)

  22. Veterinary Education (VE) Roles of Veterinary Education: Producer • DVM training • Curriculum • Post graduate training • Research • Master degree • Doctoral degree • Specialization • Residency • Internship VSB (curriculum accreditation)

  23. Veterinary Services (VS) • Government sectors • Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives • Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation • Ministry of Public Health • Dairy Farming Promotion Organization • Zoological Park Organization of Thailand • Private sectors • Animal Hospitals / clinics: Practitioners • Livestock Farms : Farm Veterinarians • NGOs • Industries • Food producing companies • Pharmaceutical companies VSB (Licensing, Regulating and Promoting Ethics)

  24. Veterinary Services (VS) Mission of Veterinary Services: User • Improvement of health and welfare of both companion and livestock animals • Standardisation of food safety and veterinary public health for domestic consumers and exports to meet national and international standards • Improvement of livestock production and aquaculture • Introduction of new technology and knowledge into all aspects on veterinary sciences

  25. Department of Livestock Development Department of Livestock Development (National Veterinary Authority) “Promoting animal health, consumer safety and green livestock production”

  26. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Associations (VA) Thai Veterinary Medical Association under the Patronage of H.M. the King (TVMA) The Veterinary Practitioners Association of Thailand (VPAT)

  27. Department of Livestock Development • Veterinary Associations (VA) Thai Swine Veterinary Association Thai Poultry Veterinary Association Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarian Society of Thailand Thai Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology Practitioners

  28. Veterinary Associations (VA) Roles of Veterinary Associations: Promoter • Members • Continuing education • Friendship • Professional representative • Society • Responsibility • Public awareness VSB (CE credit system for Professional Licensing)

  29. Department of Livestock Development • The Relationship of VET in Thailand Veterinary Council VSB Professional Licensing CE credit: Professional Licensing VE Curriculum Accreditation VA VS Government sector, Private sector, Industries Veterinary Associations Consumer Members & Society VSB = Regulator VS = User VE = Producer VA = Promoter

  30. Department of Livestock Development ANIMAL HEALTH Department of Livestock Development DVM One Health ENVIRONMANTAL HEALTH HUMAN HEALTH Department of National Park, Wildlife & Plant Conservation Department of Disease Control DVM DVM

  31. Department of Livestock Development • The Global Relationship Global One Health Thailand One Health Transdisciplinary Veterinary Medicine Global Veterinary Medicine interconnectivity VE Regional Veterinary Medicine and Capacity building of VS Transdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

  32. Department of Livestock Development • WAYS FORWARD of PVS Pathway • PVS GAP Analysis mission (in January 2014) • Strategic priorities: • Control of use of veterinary drugs / Antimicrobial resistance • Delegation of veterinary services to private sectors and local authorities (Public-Private Partnership of VS) • Better veterinary public health services at smaller slaughtering establishments and processing plants • Roles of veterinary professions in aquatic animal health • PVS for Aquatic Animals • Collaborating Center for Capacity Building on Veterinary Services in the country and region • Strengthening the roles of VSB in prioritizing and providing recommendations and guidance for improvement of veterinary professions, education and services

  33. Current challenge of veterinary professions inLivestock-based livelihoods and food security Food Security Food and Feed safety Animal health Animal production Veterinary Education, Services, VSB (Other issues: Animal Welfare, Biodiversity, Environment)

  34. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC): Integrated single market New challenge of AEC: “Harmonization and capacity building of veterinary education, veterinary services & VSB to be ready for free movement of people, goods and services”

  35. Act Local Impact Global Thank youfor your attention Department of Livestock Development

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