World Organisation for Animal Health
A global cross-sectoral approach is required to address the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), and the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) work collaboratively as a quadripartite with the aim of tackling AMR through a One Health approach. They support countries to develop and implement National Action Plans (NAPs) on AMR and to strengthen surveillance system through policy guidance, tools and building the economic case for AMR.
Since 2016 the Fleming Fund has provided funding to WOAH (founded as OIE) to tackle AMR as part of a joint proposal for funding from the Tripartite at the time. Funding has been used to: support countries across animal health to develop and implement NAPs, develop global guidance, standards and protocols on AMR and antimicrobial Consumption (AMC), support the establishment of effective AMR governance systems, increase the technical capacity of countries, raise awareness of AMR and change behaviours in targeted sectors, as well as support effective collaboration across the Quadripartite.
This work creates the enabling environment for the generation, sharing, and use of AMR surveillance data and directly supports the implementation of the Fleming Fund country grants programme.
The World Organisation of Animal Health (WOAH)
Phase 1: August 2016 - September 2022
Phase 2: to March 2025
£5m
Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and South and South East Asia.
Objectives
- Strengthen regional engagement supporting regional economies, efficiencies and effectiveness for NAP delivery aligned to the Global Action Plan.
- Develop and implement WOAH international standards through the PVS Pathway with strengthened legislative and regulatory control for AMR
- Strengthen the collection of data that supports the economic and business cases for investment in AMR (Animal Health and Welfare.
- Collect data on Sub-standard and Falsified Veterinary Products (SFVPs) to tackle AMR and directly support countries in data collection and reporting.
- To support coordinated surveillance and reporting on AMR in human and animal health and agriculture
- To collect, consolidate and publish dataon the global consumption of antimicrobial medicines for the animal health sector through the ANIMUSE global database.
- To improve awareness and understanding of AMR through effective communication, education and training.
Achievements and Milestones
- ANIMUSE transformation from an Excel to an online database system, with 3 times the number of countries collecting quantitative AMU data since 2012.
- Published report on the Economics of AMR commissioned by the Fleming Fund ahead of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High Level meeting on AMR.
- Developed and implemented the AMR Component of the WOAH strategy on Aquaculture, with quantitative data covering 60% of total aquatic production.
Other grants
Fellowship › Sri Lanka