The activities of the Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific are summarised as following Programmes:
- Programme A:
- The improvement of animal health information systems in the subregions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and the Pacific through meetings, workshops, training programmes, consultancy services and publications related to animal disease surveillance and control.
- Programme B:
- The control of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Asia has been integrated in Programme G (GF-TADs) since April 2006.)
- Programme C:
- The prevention and control of emerging diseases in Asia and the Pacific by collecting information and strengthening countermeasures.
- Programme D:
- The standardisation of veterinary biologics used in Asia and the Pacific in harmonisation of control methods and techniques.
- Programme E:
- The development of an international information system for collection and collation of diseases of fish and other aquatic animals through a meeting and publications.
- Programme F:
- The prevention and control of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in Asia and the Pacific by strengthening risk analysis and diagnosis/surveillance.
- Programme G:
- The prevention and control of main animal trans-boundary diseases, such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Asia and the Pacific through the activities of the Permanent Secretariat of the Regional Steering Committee of the Global Framework for progressive control of Trans-boundary Animal Disease (GF-TADs) by strengthening disease information systems, dissemination of disease knowledge, capacity building of laboratory diagnosis and legislation including animal quarantine.
- Programme H:
- Prevention and control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at source (by establishing national and regional strategies, strengthening laboratory diagnosis including provision of laboratory equipment/materials)
- Programme I:
- OIE Animal Health and Welfare Fund for identification of priority investments, training trainers, and evaluation of veterinary services, promoting animal welfare activities by helping countries implement OIE' s animal welfare guidelines.
Under Programmes A and B, animal disease information on 34 diseases common in this region and other diseases of importance is collected. Information collected is published in the following two publications:
- OIE Quarterly Epidemiology Report
- OIE Regional Epidemiology Yearbook
In addition to the above, foot and mouth disease (FMD) situation in South-East Asia is collected on a monthly basis and circulated in the FMD Monthly Report published by the Regional Representation until August 1998 and by the FMD Regional Coordination Unit in Bangkok from September 1998.
From January 2000, information on FMD in South Asia is collected on monthly basis and the Monthly Reports are published.
Under Programme E, aquatic animal disease reports are published in
- OIE Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report
- OIE Regional Aquatic Animal Disease Yearbook
All these published data are included in the pages “Foot and Mouth Disease”, “Terrestrial animals” and “Aquatic animals” of “Regional Disease Information” in the Menu.