Thursday, March 3rd 2022
World Wildlife Day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. In 2022, the OIE will organize a webinar across five regions and in twelve different time zones, connecting wildlife health stakeholders globally. The webinar will be held in two sessions—eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere—and the three official OIE languages (English, French and Spanish).
The OIE is addressing challenges involving wildlife health through implementation of the OIE Wildlife Health Framework. They look to the global community to protect wildlife health to achieve One Health. Towards this goal, the OIE Regional Representation in Asia and the Pacific, in association with the OIE Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa and the OIE Regional Representation for the Americas, are organizing a webinar on “Global wildlife health” on World Wildlife Day in 2022.
OIE invites you to join the event, which will take place on Zoom® with livestreaming on YouTube®. Active participation from the live audience is encouraged.
Thursday 3 March 2022
- Session 1 (in English and French)
at 2am Buenos Aires / 6am Paris / 8am Nairobi / 2pm Tokyo - Session 2 (in English, French and Spanish)
at 11am Buenos Aires / 3pm Paris / 5pm Nairobi / 11pm Tokyo
Participation
The event is open for participants globally. The target audience will be multi-sectoral participants with an interest in wildlife health. OIE particularly invites university students and young professionals to join the webinar.
Agenda
Welcome Dr Lesa Thompson, OIE Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo
Opening remarks Special guest speaker
Spotlight on the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) [Chair: Lesa Thompson]
- Current and future OIE activities on wildlife
Dr Keith Hamilton, Preparedness and Resilience Department, OIE headquarters, Paris - Global situation of wildlife disease surveillance
Dr Mariana Delgado, Preparedness and Resilience Department, OIE headquarters, Paris - Early detection systems for wildlife
Dr Yacinthe Guigma, EBO-SURSY, OIE Regional Representation for Africa, Bamako - Interactive session Mentimeter® quiz & participant opinions
Wildlife health globe-trotting [Chair: Patrick Bastiaensen]
- Session introduction
Dr Patrick Bastiaensen, OIE Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa, Nairobi - Asia and the Pacific
Dr Hirofumi Kugita, OIE Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo - African swine fever in wild pigs in Asia and the Pacific
Dr Brendan Cowled, Executive Consultant and Director, AusVet, Canberra - Middle East
Dr Ghazi Yehia, OIE Regional Representative for the Middle East, Beirut - Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in wildlife in the Middle East
Dr Ahmad Al-Majali, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al Ramtha, Irbid - Europe
Dr Budimir Plavsic, OIE Regional Representative for Europe, Moscow - Rabies in wildlife in Europe
Dr. Maxim Sîrbu, National Food Safety Agency, Republic of Moldova, Chișinău
Break
- Africa
Dr Karim Tounkara, OIE Regional Representative for Africa, Bamako - Anthrax in wildlife in Africa
Dr Augusta Kivunyza, Kitui County Veterinary Services, Kenya Zoonotic Diseases Unit, Nairobi - Americas
Dr Luis Barcos, OIE Regional Representative for the Americas, Buenos Aires - White nose syndrome in the Americas
Dr Jordi Segers, Scientific Coordinator Bats, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Halifax
Ecosystem health and biodiversity [Chair: Maria-Eugenia Chimenti]
- Ecosystem health for biodiversity
Dr Marcela Uhart, University of California Davis, OIE Working Group for Wildlife, Davis - Interactive session Mentimeter® participant opinions & questions for speakers
Closing remarks Dr Monique Eloit, OIE Director General, OIE headquarters, Paris
Close Dr Maria-Eugenia Chimenti, OIE Regional Representation for the Americas, Buenos Aires
Photo: sutirta budiman