Laboratory Twinning

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Laboratory Twinning a tool to improve global
disease security
Keith Hamilton
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World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

• An intergovernmental organisation, founded in
  1924
• 178 Members Countries
• Headquarters in Paris, France
• 6 Regional offices
• 6 Regional sub offices

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OIE International Standards
Terrestrial Animal Health Code mammals, birds
and bees
Aquatic Animal Health Code fish, molluscs and
crustaceans
Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for
Terrestrial Animals
Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals
OIE Quality Standard and Guidelines for
Veterinary Laboratories Infectious Diseases
Available in 3 languages and on the OIE website
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Mandate of an OIE Reference Laboratory(disease
based)

• Centre of expertise and standardisation develop
  and uphold OIE Standards
• Technical advice, diagnostic services and
  training
• Confirmatory testing, pathogen isolation and
  characterisation - report positive findings to
  the international community
• Develop new diagnostic tests
• Publish and disseminate useful information

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Mandate of an OIE Collaborating
Centres(competence based)

• Centre of research, expertise, standardisation
  and dissemination of techniques
• Provide technical advice and training
• Develop new techniques and procedures
• Publish and disseminate useful information
• Place expert consultants at the disposal of OIE

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The twinning concept

• Sustainable enhancement of capacity and expertise
  by supporting
• a link between
• an OIE RL or CC (parent) and
• a national laboratory (candidate)

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Aims and objectives - expertise

• To build scientific communities and improve
  compliance with OIE standards
• Improved access to high quality diagnostics and
  technical assistance for more OIE Member
• Eventually for some Candidates to apply for
  reference status
• To help countries to enter scientific debate on
  an equal footing with others

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Aims and objectives - networking

• Extend the OIE network of expertise to provide
  better global geographical coverage for priority
  diseases in priority areas
• To form long and lasting links between the two
  institutes
• Strengthen global disease surveillance networks
• To strengthen national scientific networks

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Scope

• Project length is 1-3 years
• For OIE listed diseases or topics
• Focus on expertise
• No funding for hardware or upgrading of
  facilities
• Ultimate aim to reach OIE reference status

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OIE Standards and guidelines for biosafety and
biosecurity in veterinary laboratories
To protect health of staff, the general public,
animal populations, the environment, and the
pathogen
http//www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_stand
ards/tahm/1.1.02_BIOSAFETY.pdf
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Steps after twinning

• Engaging with the international scientific
  community
• Joining disease networks
• Joint research opportunities
• Applying for OIE Reference Laboratory status

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http//www.oie.int/en/support-to-oie-members/labor
atory-twinning/