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CaribVET
Definition and objectives
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 15:09 — AnonymeThe Caribbean Animal Health Network (CaribVET) is a collaboration network involving veterinary services, laboratories, research institutes, and regional / international organizations to improve animal and veterinary public health in all the countries and/or territories of the Caribbean. The global objective of the regional network is to improve the regional sanitary situation and to contribute to the harmonization and reinforcement of animal diseases surveillance and control activities in the Caribbean in order to promote commercial exchanges in the area and human health. Read more »
Composition
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:01 — AnonymeThe Steering Committee comprises every CVO of the Caribbean countries / territories and the representatives of regional / international organizations, research institutes and universities and donor agencies operating in the Caribbean: CARICOM, CIRAD, USDA, FAO, OIE, IICA, PAHO, UG, UWI and CENSA.
CVOs of the 31 countries and territories belong to: Read more »
Role
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:07 — AnonymeThe objectives of the Steering Committee are to:
- Determine the main orientations of CaribVET and the list of regional priority diseases;
- Lay down general orientations regarding the network by defining regional strategies and priority actions concerning animal diseases surveillance and, possibly, control (eradication, emergency preparedness); make recommendations on regional strategy for safeguarding animal health; make recommendations for strengthening national and regional surveillance and response mechanisms and systems; Read more »
Meetings
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:12 — AnonymeThe members of the Steering Committee meet once a year, preferably during the week of the CVOs’ annual meeting organized by the CARICOM. If members are not available, they must inform in writing to the Chairperson of CaribVET, of their official representative to deputize them, their country, or organization at the meeting of the Steering Committee.
Chairs of CaribVET
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:15 — AnonymeThe Chair and Co-Chair of CaribVET are elected by the Steering Committee from among the country official representatives at the Steering Committee (CVOs). The CVO can nominate someone from his country to chair if he cannot do it himself for a period of 2 years. Each member of the Steering Committee has one vote. It has been agreed that organizations will not chair or co-chair CaribVET.
The Chair and Co-Chair are elected for a two-year period. At the end of the term of their office, they can be reelected.
Composition
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:22 — AnonymeThe Coordination Unit comprises Caribbean experts in epidemiology, in animal health and in management in the Caribbean region. Thanks to the technical and scientific expertise of its members, the Coordination Unit supports different projects and protocols development within Working Groups. The Coordination Unit is composed of the chairperson and co-chair of CaribVET, CIRAD Guadeloupe, USDA/APHIS-IS (DR office) and the CARICOM Secretariat (other agencies may be incorporated from time to time as deemed necessary).
Role
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:26 — AnonymeThe main objective of the Coordination Unit is to ensure the success of the regional network.
More particularly, it:
- Maintains the link between members and collaborators of CaribVET;
- Facilitates the implementation of different projects and activities conducted by CaribVET;
- Ensures regularly the effective operation of the working groups;
- Organizes CaribVET meetings; Read more »
Working groups with transversal activities
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:33 — AnonymeEpidemiology Working Group
The Epidemiology working group contributes to the development of harmonized procedures for epidemiological surveillance networks. For this, Epidemiology working group:
- Assesses and supports epidemiological surveillance networks in the region;
- Develops risk analysis for the region;
- Defines criteria for priority diseases.
The Epidemiology working group supports: Read more »
Disease-specific working groups
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 16:38 — AnonymeFive disease-specific working groups were created: Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, Classical Swine Fever and Avian Influenza (first meetings in 2009), Salmonellosis (first meeting in 2010) and Rabies (no meeting organized yet). Since 2011, the last two working groups have been gathered in a new working group of veterinary public health
Each disease-specific working group shares similar general objectives, which are to:
- Provide a regional expertise on the disease they deal with; Read more »
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