44TH GENERAL SESSION OF THE EUFMD COMMISSION
ONLINE 21-22-23 APRIL 2021
The GF-TADS Global Strategy: progress of the FMD control strategy and action plan of the FMD Working Group Presenter: Neo Mapitse, OIE on behalf of the GF-TADS FMD Working Group (Appendix 3)
Key Messages 1. The need for support from development and technical partners is increasing as countries engage and advance in FMD control and the Global Strategy enters its final phase of implementation. 2. Eighty endemic countries in Asia, Africa and Middle East are engaged and closely monitored, with noticeable evidence of advancement. 3. Collaboration, coordination and synergy with regional organizations/programs are essential for successful global control and eradication of FMD and other priority transboundary animal diseases (TADs). Summary The Global FMD Control Strategy was launched in 2012 with the aim of contributing to poverty alleviation, improving the livelihoods in developing countries and to protect the global and regional trade in animals and animal products. Its goal is also to ease the impacts of the FMD worldwide and maintain the status of free countries. The Strategy consists of three components: 1. Improving global FMD control; 2. Strengthening Veterinary services and 3. Prevention and control of other major diseases of livestock. The GF-TADs FMD Working Group supports the implementation of the Global Strategy through coordination and collaboration. In the last two years, regional roadmap meetings on the FMD Progressive Control Pathway (PCPFMD) were held in West Eurasia, West Africa and Southern Africa to assess progress and provide guidance to countries to progress along the PCP-FMD. Further meetings were held with the Regional Advisory Groups (RAGs). Due to COVID-19, some of the meetings were held virtually with the technical support of Virtual Learning Centres and EuFMD. The FMD WG reviews and provides feedback to countries regarding their national control plans and risk based strategic plans to move along the PCP for FMD; eleven countries submitted their plans and received feedback in the last 24 months. The feedback was reviewed by the Regional Advisory Groups (RAGs) and two countries progressed from PCP-FMD Stage 0 to Stage 1 (Guinea and Burkina Faso) and one country, Kenya, progressed from Stage 1 to Stage 2. Additionally, Kyrgyzstan received OIE endorsement of its Official Control Programme in May 2020. There has been continued application, improvement, and development of tools to support the PCP-FMD, such as the PCP-FMD guidelines, self-assessment tool, templates for control strategies, the post-vaccination monitoring guidelines and the PCP TRAC (tool for review and communication). The PCP Support Officer (PSO) program, implemented in collaboration with EuFMD, provides technical support to apply these and other tools, and helps countries keep momentum and progress in between Roadmap meetings. Looking to 2021-2022, the FMD Working Group will continue activities to coordinate the implementation of the Global Strategy. The PCP-FMD toolkit will be improved by the strengthening of the PSO network, the development of technical guidelines and training in key areas. An external evaluation of the strategy will be implemented as it is almost ten years since the Strategy was launched in 2012. Furthermore, a Global Coordination Committee for FMD control (GCC-FMD) will be convened to enhance regional cooperation and 16
