OIE Action Plan in support of the PPR Global Eradication Programme: progress achieved

摘要

In April 2015, at the International Conference for the Control and Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) held jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the OIE in Abidjan (C?te d’Ivoire), the PPR Global Control and Eradication Strategy (PPR-GCES) was endorsed by high-level authorities andChief Veterinary Of?cers from more than 70 countries. The OIE further supported the PPR-GCES by adopting Resolution No. 25 on 24 May 2016 at the 84th OIE General Sessionof the World Assembly of OIE Delegates. In line with the recommendations of the aforementioned conference, an FAO/OIE joint PPR Secretariat was established to oversee implementation of the adopted strategy and to coordinate the development of the PPR Global Eradication Programme (PPR-GEP). In October 2016, the PPR-GEP was of?cially launched following endorsement by FAO and OIE managements.