Enhancing national veterinary services

The changes taking place in global food trade and the new trends in consumer preferences promote the formulation and application of food safety policies

In the Americas there are ~$125 billion in agricultural exports and ~$85 billion in imports facilitated by either AHFS regulations, standards, norms or actions such as inspection

There are >120 million visitors each year, each with potential to bring in diseases or pests

The second largest export market for Latin America after the U.S. is trade between Latin American countries

In the Americas there are almost 50,000 km of shared land borders that can be non-existent to diseases and pests

Consumers are demanding better quality and safer foods that force markets and governments to increase AHFS regulations

The private sector and consumers play an active role in determining market characteristics and in the development of standards

Globalization increasing need Globalization increasing need for more AHFS regulationsfor more AHFS regulations

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GATT 47

Primary Production

Globalization and the expanded role of Globalization and the expanded role of SPS standardsSPS standards

Public Health

Tourism

Competitiveness Trade

Environment

Production

Food Security

WTO

Our challengesOur challenges

Agricultural health andfood safety services

SPSAgreement

Internationalnorms and standards

Emerging issues

Developing of AHFS services with the Developing of AHFS services with the Performance, Vision and Strategy (PVS) Performance, Vision and Strategy (PVS)

instrumentinstrument

PVS Instrument for National PVS Instrument for National Veterinary ServicesVeterinary Services

• Implemented in 13 countries (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay – planned in Argentina)

• Adopted and adapted by OIE as a tool to evaluate national veterinary services

Key assumptions in the design of the Key assumptions in the design of the PVS instrumentPVS instrument

Promotes an integrated national service – Extends beyond the traditional functions

Straight forward process – Fosters dialogue and clarity of roles and responsibilities

Incremental and measurable approach – Builds momentum and maintains focus

Flexible application and cost – Dynamic instrument allowing feedback and improvement

Different levels of use for the PVS Different levels of use for the PVS instrumentinstrument

Ministerial level – Understand and promote their national services as part of a global environment

Directors of veterinary services – Benchmarking progress and prioritizing actions

Technical/professional staff – Defining new roles and enhancing cooperation with the private sector

Private sector – Participating, investing and strengthening their national veterinary services

Possible outcomes from the PVS Possible outcomes from the PVS instrument within the national servicesinstrument within the national services

Overall level of performance

Securing additional resources

Prioritize areas of highest importance and action

Increased dialogue, common language and direction

Reference point to measure progress over the time

Our challengesOur challenges

Agricultural health andfood safety services

SPSAgreement

Internationalnorms and standards

Emerging issues

Rapid and coordinated actions to Rapid and coordinated actions to respond to emergenciesrespond to emergencies

• Emergency response in the shortterm

• Controlling the spread ofdisease in the medium term

• Enhancing and mantaininglong-term health of animal, plantand human populations

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