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A new Animal Health Strategyfor the European
Union (2007-2013) wherePrevention is better
than cure
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I haven't gotthe heart to go back into
farming Philip Board,Clarence Farm near
Axminster in Devon, UK, after the
foot-and-mouth outbreak (2001)
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Why a new Animal Health strategy?

• CAHP drawn up 1988 ? 1995
• Expanded EU (12?27)
• Emergence of new threats e.g. Avian flu
• increased volume of trade

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Whats been done
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Example BSE in Europe
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The new Community Animal Health PolicyGoals

• gt High level of public health and food safety.
• Also
• gt Support farming and rural economy.
• gt Improve economic growth/cohesion/competitiveness
  .
• gt Promote sustainable farming practices and
  animal welfare.

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Prevention is better than cure
Investment in prevention
Direct and indirect costs

Reactiveapproach cure

Proactiveapproach prevention


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Import Controls

• Improve the safety of imports
• Focused controls
• high-risk imports
• combating threats at the source
• Stronger measures against illegal trade in animals

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Defining Priorities
Breakdown of veterinary emergencyfunds payments
(1997-2005)
Per country( of total)
Per livestock disease(million )
Source Evaluation of the CAHP Final Report
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A Modern Legal Framework

• gt Replace the existing series of linked and
  interrelated policy actions by a single policy
  framework.
• gt Converge as far as possible with the
  international recommendations, standards and
  guidelines of the OIE/Codex.
• gt Develop efficient cost and responsibility
  sharing schemes.

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Science Research

• Science
• Strengthen the collaboration between European
  agencies and national bodies and the Community
  Reference Labs.
• Innovation and Research
• Define a research action plan.
• Appropriate level of funding.
• International cooperation.

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Conclusion

• A collaborativeApproach