Cyclical in nature, the PVS Pathway of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) provides a robust mechanism for the continuous improvement of national Veterinary Services, through a staged approach using a set of proven tools and methods to evaluate, plan, cost and support the strengthening of national Veterinary Services. These stages, and the options for member Country engagement within each of them, are presented in the following diagram:
PVS State of play in the Region – Evaluation & Planning(Updated: 19 Aug 2024)
PVS State of play in the Region – Targeted Support (Updated: 19 Aug 2024)
2006: Vietnam
2007: Laos, Mongolia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Fiji
2008: Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Korea Rep. Dem of, Nepal
2009: Myanmar
2010: Iran, Afghanistan
2011: Timor Leste, Bangladesh, Maldives
2012: Thailand
2014: Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Pakistan
2015: Papua New Guinea, Australia
2016: Malaysia, Japan
2018: India
2019: Chinese Taipei
2023: Solomon Islands, Samoa (with aquatic animal health)
2010: Vietnam
2011: Laos
2014: Fiji
2015: Myanmar, Bhutan
2016: Philippines
2018: Cambodia, Myanmar (second mission)
2019: Iran, Mongolia
2023: Indonesia, Phlippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka
PVS Aquatic missions
2009: Vietnam
2011: Maldives
2013: Philippines
2022: Indonesia
In addition, we implemented a PVS Aquatic Follow Up mission in Vietnam in 2015.
2009: Bhutan
2010: Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, Myanmar
2011: Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
2012: Laos
2013: Brunei
2014: Thailand, Timor Leste
2015: Bangladesh
2016: Philippines (Aquatic Gap Analysis mission)
2017: Fiji, Malaysia, Vanuatu
2019: Papua New Guinea, Pakistan
4. Document: Targeted support (as of Aug 2024)
For more information: IHR-PVS National Bridging Workshop
VLSP Identification missions (1st VLSP stage, aiming to provide recommendations to modernise the national veterinary legislation)
2007: Cambodia
2009: Bhutan, Vietnam
2012: Laos, Mongolia
2015: Papua New Guinea
2016: Fiji
2018: Cambodia (update), Myanmar
2019: Philippines
2022: Pakistan
2023: Vanuatu
VLSP Agreements (2nd VLSP stage – a 6-month Preparatory Phase and a one-year Implementation Phase aiming to support veterinary legislation reform)
2010-2011: Vietnam
2010-2011: Bhutan
2018-2019: Cambodia
2019: Laos (Preparatory Phase only)
2018-2019: Bhutan (Agreement renewal)
2022-2023: Pakistan
2023: Malaysia (Virtual)
Webinar on Veterinary Legislation Review in South-East Asia, 10 July 2024
WOAH has received 5 requests and implemented 4 missions in Asia and the Pacific region. The 4 missions were implemented in:
2012: Laos
2015: Mongolia
2016: Bhutan, Myanmar
2022: Cambodia
2023: Philippines
– Related event:
Regional Conference on Veterinary Paraprofessionals in Asia (6-8 Dec 2017, Bangkok, Thailand)
Virtual Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Veterinary Workforce and VPPs (10 Jun – 6 Jul 2021, Virtual)
– VSB Twinning Project between the Australasian Veterinary Board Council Inc. (AVBC) and the Veterinary Council of Thailand (VCT) (from 2018 to 2020)
– Workshop on the Roles of VSB on VPPs in ASEAN (26-18 Jun 2019, Nonthaburi, Thailand)
– Regional Workshop on Public-Private Partnerships in the veterinary domain for South Asia (17-18 Oct 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal)
– Regional Workshop on Public-Private Partnership in the veterinary domain for South East Asia (26-27 Nov 2019, Bangkok, Thailand)
– Strengthening National Veterinary Services in Sri Lanka (5-7 Nov 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka)