Regional Conferences
November 08, 2019
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The World Organisation for Animal Health has created five Regional Commissions to study the specific problems of the Veterinary Services and organize cooperation at the regional level:
Africa | Americas | Asia and the Pacific | Europe | Middle East
These Commissions, which are formed by the Delegates of the Member Countries, are chaired by an Executive Board composed of a President, two Vice-Presidents and a General Secretary. The composition of these Tables is renewed every three years.
Each Commission organizes a Conference every two years in one of the countries of the region. These conferences deal with technical issues and organize regional cooperation for the control of animal diseases. In view of the global health situation with respect to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the face-to-face meeting has been suspended. However, to be able to address regional needs, the 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Americas was held on 22-23 September 2020, in VIRTUAL format. You can access the Regional Conferences of the Americas by clicking here.
In addition, every year during the General Session in the month of May, a meeting of each Regional Commission is held. Below you can find the last three reports of these meetings.
The Board of the Commission is renewed every three years. It is currently composed as follows:
Dr Rosemary Sifford
Deputy Administrator, Chief Veterinary Officer
Veterinary Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
United States Department of Agriculture
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
J.L. Whitten Building, Room 317-E,
Washington, DC 20250
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Dr Rafael Enrique Rodríguez Alvarado
Director Técnico de Salud Animal
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA)
Ave. la FAO, Boulevard Miraflores, Edif. SENASA, Tercer Piso, Apartado Postal N°309
Tegucigalpa
HONDURAS
Dr. Carlos Orellana Vaquero
Jefe de la División de Protección Pecuaria
Servicio Agrícola Ganadero (SAG)
Av. Presidente Bulnes 140
Santiago
CHILE
Dr Roxanna Álvarez
Animal Health Department
Agricultural Health Authority
Soursop Street, Santa Elena,
Cayo District
BELIZE
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Countries that organized at least one RC |
Countries that have not organized a RC |
| Argentina | Bahamas |
| Barbados | Belize |
| Bolivia | Costa Rica |
| Brasil | Curacao |
| Canada | El Salvador |
| Chile | Guatemala |
| Colombia | Guyana |
| Cuba | Haiti |
| Dominican (REP) | Honduras |
| Ecuador | Jamaica |
| Mexico | Nicaragua |
| Panama | Peru |
| Paraguay | Saint Vicente and the Granadines |
| Uruguay | Saint Lucia |
| USA | Suriname |
| Venezuela | Trinidad and Tobago |