SEACFMD National Coordinators Meeting: Preparing and Responding to FMD

Special Meeting of SEACFMD National Coordinators Meeting focused on FMD Preparedness and Response

Considering the recent incursion of Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia, there is a strong need for FMD free countries and countries with free zones to enhance its a capabilities to prevent its introduction, and for early warning and early response in case of incursion. Adequate preparation prior to an emergency event is essential to ensure sufficient capacity, resources and legislative support for conducting activities indicated in the contingency plans and operational manuals.

In view of this, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) Sub-Regional Representation for South-East Asia organized “Special Meeting of SEACFMD National Coordinators Meeting focused on FMD Preparedness and Response” on 9 June 2022.

The objectives of the Special SEACFMD National Coordinators Meeting were to:

• enhance preparedness of SEACFMD Members to prevent incursion and to develop capabilities for early warning and response to mitigate impact of FMD outbreak
• share experience on:
  • FMD preparedness and contingency planning methods of FMD-free countries;
  • FMD outbreak investigation and response in the field by endemic countries;
  • Response to FMD incursion in a previously-FMD-free country.

• share available tools and resources to Members on FMD Preparedness and response
• provide a platform for technical discussion on FMD preparedness and response, including key challenges faced by Members

The Special Meeting was attended by 84 participants from SEACFMD Member Countries (National Coordinators, EpiNet / LabNet Focal Persons and other technical staff), non-SEACFMD Countries in the Asia Pacific region; partner organisations such as FAO, ASEAN Secretariat, WOAH Reference Laboratories, donors, Academic Institutions and Vaccine Manufacturers and WOAH (Headquarters, Regional Representation in Tokyo HQ, and Sub-regional Representation in Bangkok).

Relevant documents

Agenda

Meeting Report

Presentations

Responses to FMD incursion in a previously-FMD-free country

Indonesia

Japan

FMD preparedness and contingency planning

Australia

FMD outbreak investigation and response in an endemic setting

Malaysia

Thailand

Role of Laboratory in FMD preparedness and response (Dr Donald King)

Key elements of Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (Dr John Weaver)

WOAH Technical Resources and Tools for responding to FMD (Dr Karma Rinzin) 

FAO support in response to the FMD incursion in Indonesia (Dr Paolo Motta)