The Regional Commission

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.

President

Dr Ximena Melon

Directora Nacional de Sanidad Animal

Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)

Av. Paseo Colón 367, 4° Piso Frente- (1063)

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA

Vice President

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

Vice President

Dr Arnold Dwarkasing

Chief Veterinary Officer

Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature

Abattoirweg 15

Netherlands Antilles Island, Willemstad

CURACAO

Secretary General

Dr Rafael Enrique Rodriguez Alvarado

Jefe Departamento Epidemiologia Salud Animal – Subdireccion Tecnica de Salud Animal

Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA)

Ave. la FAO, Boulevard Miraflores, Edif. SENASA, Tercer Piso, Apartado Postal N°309

Tegucigalpa

HONDURAS