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Secretariat

PPR GEP Secretariat is housed at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and comprises two individuals jointly agreed by FAO and OIE to be responsible for the overall coordination and management for converting the Global Control and Eradication Strategy into the Global Eradication Programme and its implementation, assessment, refinement and reporting.

The Secretariat reports to the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) Management Committee for guidance and coordination with other GF-TADs initiatives. It also reports to the co-chairs of the Steering Committee of the GF-TADs (OIE Director General and Director Animal Production and Health Division of FAO).

Tasks of the PPR GEP Secretariat are to prepare annual and five-year plans for endorsement by the GF-TADs Global Steering Committee; to prepare and seek clearance for a calendar of events and to provide guidance to the FAO/OIE decentralized offices and Regional GF-TADs Secretariats on the implementation of the endorsed annual plan and the annual calendar of events.

PPR GEP Secretariat also facilitates coordination and promotes implementation of the PPR GEP at global, regional and country levels; works to communicate the progress made towards eradication and advocates for the PPR GEP i.e. representing FAO/OIE at international, regional and national meetings, identifying partners/areas for complementarity and recommending, when needed, appropriate collaborative actions.

The Secretariat is also responsible for the overall management and implementation of the programme, the liaison with OIE and FAO reference centres on PPR, small ruminant production and health, applied diagnostic and epidemiological themes and vaccine production in support of the implementation of the PPR GEP.

Members

Felix Njeumi
Coordinator

Viola Chemis
WOAH Focal Point

Management

Thanawat Tiensin
Chief Veterinarian, Assistant Director-General Director Animal Production and Health Division at FAO

Emmanuelle Soubeyran
Director General of WOAH

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PPR advisory committee

The PPR Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing the implementation of the GEP, and its progress against the overall goal of global freedom from PPR by 2030. It provides advice to the PPR Secretariat and the FAO/OIE management on any changes in strategy and on coordination of GEP activities with other relevant interventions at country, regional and global levels.

The Advisory Committee also advocates for the PPR GEP with stakeholders including policy makers, donors, national veterinary services and livestock owners.

The composition of the Advisory Committee includes representatives from FAO and OIE Management, the GF-TADs Management Committee, Continental and Regional Cooperation Organisations, regional economic communities, funding partners, civil society, the PPR World Reference Laboratories, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and independent experts on PPR. The activities of the Advisory Committee is overseen by a Chair, who is the key contact point for liaising with the PPR Secretariat. The Advisory Committee reach recommendations by consensus.

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The PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN)

The PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN) is an inclusive and dynamic network of PPR experts and researchers. It is open to individuals and institutions to join, on a voluntary basis, in order to direct their expertise towards achieving Global Freedom from PPR by 2030.

The PPR GREN was established in 2018 to stimulate exchanges and build partnerships between scientists and other stakeholders interested or involved in the PPR GEP. Its main activity is an annual meeting, first held in Vienna (Austria) in 2018 and then in Nairobi (Kenya) in 2019. The 3rd annual PPR GREN meeting was held virtually 9-12th November 2020.

The PPR GREN aims help inform the GEP based on the latest information and innovations, and to identify research priorities needed to support the GEP. It consults with the PPR Secretariat, policy-makers and other stakeholders to disseminate knowledge and advocate for evidence-based policies that help support the success of GEP.

The PPR GREN comprises almost 250 experts worldwide (from more than 50 research institutes or laboratories) and is divided into four Thematic Groups, as follows:

Vaccines and vaccination strategies
Wildlife Hosts
Atypical Hosts
Socioeconomics

A GREN Bureau, composed of five individuals including an elected Chairperson, is tasked to help coordinate and advise on the activities of GREN, working with the focal points of the four thematic groups and the PPR Secretariat.

The United Nations Rome Based Agencies Group of Permanent Representatives “Friends of PPR-GEP” aims to: i) advocate during FAO governing bodies for keeping PPR GEP high on the agenda, ii) liaise with resource partners and other stakeholder to invest more resources for the eradication of PPR by 2030.

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