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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. For inquiries, contact: The ASEAN Secretariat Public Outreach and Civil Society Division 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 Indonesia Phone : (62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991 Fax : (62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504 E-mail : public.div@asean.org General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN Website: www.asean.org Catalogue-in-Publication Data Summary of Accomplishments ASEAN-ADB HPAI Project, September 2009-August 2010 Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, September 2010 614.518 1. Avian Influenza Virus 2. ASEAN pandemics pathogenic ISBN 978-602-8411-55-4 The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted with proper acknowledgement. Copyright Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2010 All rights reserved
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Message from the Secretary-General of ASEAN Introduction Project Components
Component 1: Integration of Best Practices and Knowledge Management Component 2: Development of Workplans and Mechanisms and Strengthening Regional Coordination Component 3: Development of HPAI Control and Eradication Roadmap 7 9 11
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Summary of the Roadmap for an HPAI-Free ASEAN Community by 2020 Contributions and Impacts Conclusion A Call for Continuing Solidarity and Support in the Fight Against HPAI16 Acknowledgement
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Since the first outbreak in 2003, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused significant socio-economic impacts in the region. Over 200 million poultry have either died or culled, which led to economic losses of over US$10 billion to the ASEAN poultry industry, and no less than 330 people contracted the infection of which 200 of them died. As a whole, this zoonotic disease has proven to be detrimental to animal and human health, with significant impacts on food security, economic progress, social stability and livelihoods. As a community of nations, ASEAN raised to the challenge of addressing HPAI collectively, with one vision: investing in sustainable prevention, control and eradication strategies at the animal level (at-source) to reduce the threat to humans and to the economic and social development of its peoples. Through the multisectoral cooperation led by the animal and human health sectors; establishment of regional workplans and mechanisms such as the HPAI Taskforce and its strategic plans; and the continued support of and cooperation with technical and development partners, the region was able to manage and significantly control this dreadful disease. At the forefront of this collective effort is the ASEAN-ADB Project on Strengthening Regional Coordination in the Control and Eradication of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in ASEAN, with its first phase implemented from March 2006 to February 2008. As a follow-up, this second phase of the Project (September 2009 - August 2010) is aimed at enhancing the coordinative and technical capacities of the ASEAN as guided by the ASEAN Regional Strategy for the Progressive Control and Eradication of HPAI (2008-2010). This Summary of Accomplishments presents the range of activities and initiatives that the Project facilitated and supported to complement national and other regional programmes in addressing HPAI and other disease threats of transboundary and zoonotic in nature. In dealing with this multi-dimensional disease, the Project, as implemented by the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN HPAI Taskforce, complemented integrated approaches and promoted multi-sectoral collaboration with development partners and relevant stakeholders. On behalf of the ASEAN Secretariat, I would like to take this opportunity to convey my sincere appreciation to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), through the ASEAN-ADB HPAI Project, for their continued support in strengthening ASEANs regional coordination capacity in controlling and eradicating HPAI and other disease threats. Your contributions will surely hasten the attainment of our vision of a progressive and safer ASEAN.
Secretary-General of ASEAN
Introduction
During the period March 2006 to February 2008, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded the project on Strengthening the ASEAN Secretariats Capacity for Regional Coordination in the Control and Eradication of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in ASEAN (first phase). In implementing the project, the ASEAN Secretariat through the HPAI Taskforce, conducted activities under the eight strategic focus areas of the Regional Framework and facilitated the development of the new ASEAN Regional Strategy for the Control and Eradication of HPAI in ASEAN (2008-2010). ASEAN also enhanced collaboration and partnerships with relevant partners such as the ADB, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Commission (EC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and others. As a follow-up to the gains of the first phase, the ASEAN Secretariat implemented the second phase of the ASEAN-ADB Project on Strengthening Regional Coordination in the Control and Eradication of HPAI in ASEAN (September 2009-August 2010). Specifically, the project aimed at facilitating technical capacity strengthening through three strategic areas: 1) best practice integration and knowledge management; b) development of workplans, mechanisms and regional coordination; and c) HPAI control and eradication Roadmap. To ensure synergies with other ongoing global and regional initiatives, this project complemented the Global Framework for the progressive control of transboundary animal diseases (GFTADs), One World One Health approach, establishment of a regional coordination mechanism on animal health and zoonoses, and with the ASEAN Community-building processes.
ASEAN -ADB Inception Workshop on the Control and Eradication of HPAI in ASEAN and the 9th ASEAN HPAI Taskforce Annual Meeting 3-5 March 2010 in Bali, Indonesia
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Workshop on Regional Coordination Mechanism 3-7 May 2010 in Vientiane, Lao PDR
Special Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the 31st ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) 2-3 August 2010 in Brunei Darussalam
The Project also succeeded in seeking support from the Special Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the 31st ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) held on 2-3 August 2010 in Brunei Darussalam that endorsed the recommendations made during the 18 th ASWGL Meeting. More specifically, the Meeting has agreed on the following: i) The ASEAN Member States to conduct an in-country in-depth review and consultation on the recommendations for further consideration and decision by the SOM-AMAF; ii) Agreed on the establishment of a Regional Coordination Mechanism for Animal Health and Zoonoses; iii) Agreed on the establishment of an ad-hoc Task Force to develop detailed proposal and plan and requested the ASWGL, through an ad referendum, to draft the Terms of Reference (TOR) for consideration by SOM-AMAF; and iv) Agreed to request technical inputs and support from development partners/ donor agencies (i.e., ADB, AusAID, EC, FAO and OIE) for the preparatory process of the establishment of a RCM. The next step would be the endorsement and further guidance from 32 nd SOM-AMAF and AMAF Meetings on 20-26 October 2010.
6th Meeting of OIE Sub-Commission for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) 15-19 March 2010 in Vientiane, Lao PDR
ASEAN-UNSIC Regional Workshop on Multi-Sectoral Pandemic Preparedness Assessment Methodology 22-23 February 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia
ASEAN Plus Three Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Programme Phase II Completion Meeting 7-8 June 2010 in Brunei Darussalam
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The Roadmap is due for circulation to all Member States and related partners during the conclusion of the ASEAN-ADB HPAI Project, and will be published after the AMAF endorsement.
Second Technical Working Group Meeting 30 June - 01 July 2010 in Hanoi, Viet Nam
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Summary of the Roadmap for an 14 HPAI-Free ASEAN Community by 2020 Summary of the Roadmap for an HPAI-Free ASEAN Community by 2020
The Roadmap for an HPAI-Free ASEAN Community by 2020 provides a long-term strategic framework towards the prevention, control and eradication of HPAI and other HPED* in the region. It provides directional and actionThe Roadmap broad HPAI-Free oriented strategies and a for an vision that ASEAN integrates Community by 2020 elements withlong-term lessons learnt and key provides a strategic frameworkstowards the prevention, previous regional framework and ongoing control such as the Global Framework regional initiativesand eradication of HPAI and other HPED* in the region. It provides directional and actionfor the Progressive Control of Transboundary oriented strategies and One World Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) and the a broad vision that integrates lessons learnt and key elements with One Health approach. previous regional frameworks and ongoing regional initiatives such as goals and The Roadmap provides strategic the Global Framework for the Progressive and consists of actions to attain its vision Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) and the One World strategic components that include strengthening One Health progressive zoning and of veterinary services,approach. cross-border management, vaccine and The Roadmap provides strategic goals and vaccination strategy, stamping-out, surveillance, actions to attain and bio-security market chain management its vision and consists of strategic components that include strengthening enhancement. In addition, cross-cutting strategies of veterinary services, progressive zoning and are also presented reinforcing the fact cross-border management, vaccine and that controlling and eradicating HPAI as a multivaccination strategy, stamping-out, surveillance, dimensional disease requires multi-disciplinary, market multi-agency cooperation and multi-sectoral and chain management and bio-security enhancement. In addition, cross-cutting collaboration. strategies are also presented reinforcing the fact that controlling and eradicating HPAI as a multidimensional disease requires multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral to multi-agency cooperation broader context of ASEANs initiative The Roadmap also aimsandmainstream HPAI into the and collaboration. for the establishment of a regional coordination mechanism on animal health and zoonoses. This is also consistent with the ASEAN Charter that calls for strengthening regional solidarity to realise an ASEAN Community that is politically cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible in order to effectively respond to current and future challenges and The opportunities. Roadmap also aims to mainstream HPAI into the broader context of ASEANs initiative for the establishment of a regional coordination mechanism on animal health and zoonoses. This is also the Roadmap the ASEAN Charter that calls for Secretariat and HPAI The implementation ofconsistent withwill be coordinated by the ASEANstrengthening regional solidarity to realise an ASEAN Community that is politicallyof action plans at the national Taskforce by overseeing the implementation and alignment cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible FAO/OIE Global Framework for the control of transboundary level, and closely linked with thein order to effectively respond to current and future challenges and opportunities. Framework for Transboundary Animal Diseases), in the short term, animal diseases (Global and will become the blueprint for the institutionalised regional coordination mechanism on The implementation the mid- and long-term. Ultimately, the Member States which animal health and zoonoses, inof the Roadmap will be coordinated by the ASEAN Secretariat and HPAI implementTaskforceprogrammes forthe implementation and alignment of action plans at the national national by overseeing HPAI and other HPEDs, will be the main implementers level, and closely linked with the FAO/OIE Global Framework for the control of transboundary of this Roadmap. animal diseases (Global Framework for Transboundary Animal Diseases), in the short term, and will become the blueprint for the institutionalised regional coordination mechanism on animal health and zoonoses, in the mid- and long-term. Ultimately, the Member States which implement national programmes for HPAI and other HPEDs, will be the main implementers of this Roadmap.
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Conclusion
With the aim to strengthen ASEAN Secretariats capacity for regional coordination in the control and eradication of HPAI, the ASEAN-ADB HPAI Project was able to provide tangible support in the initiation of milestone-setting and long-term mechanisms to ensure sustainable progression of efforts to eradicate the disease. The Projects major contribution is the development of the Roadmap for an HPAI-Free ASEAN Community by 2020 which will help to control and progressively eradicate the deadly virus by promoting the overall improvement of the livestock sector. Particularly, this involves strengthening the veterinary services that serve as a foundation in the effective management of animal diseases whether they are zoonotic or non-zoonotic in nature.
Moreover, the Projects continued support towards ASEAN Secretariats initiation for the establishment of a unified and broader approach to regional coordination will improve ASEANs capacity to address current priority diseases as well as provide effective response to new, emerging or re-emerging infectious disease threats such as HPAI. Despite the considerable achievements made in the control and eradication of HPAI in the region, collaborative efforts to ensure sustainability of the campaign should be strengthened. Therefore, it is recommended that all the major stakeholders in the Project (ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat and ADB) should continue to work together with other relevant technical and development partners and sectors to incrementally improve the capacities of the region. This would call on all Member States to support each other in managing HPAI at-source and in the control and eradication of other priority diseases that pose significant risks to animals and humans, livelihood, food security and public health safety.
ASEAN Secretary-Generals Call for Action Towards the Eradication of HPAI in ASEAN
Our vision is to establish an ASEAN Community by 2015, built on three pillars: political security, economic, and socio cultural. In order to achieve that community, social progress and economic development must also be strengthened. With this, we need a healthy population and the campaign to eradicate the highly pathogenic avian influenza will certainly contribute to making the region safer, and contribute to our food safety and food security. This will be a big boost in achieving our overall goal of having an ASEAN Community that is robust, healthy, progressive and secure. I call on the relevant Ministries of the ASEAN Member States to continue our full political support and commitment by adopting supportive policies to eradicate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in ASEAN; I ask our technical partners and stakeholders to join us in launching a coordinated and robust campaign to fight this disease; I encourage our private sector to work with us as partners, as part of our common commitment for a healthy and prosperous ASEAN; I invite the donor community and dialogue partners to join us in building the ASEAN community and help our region to eradicate the disease that could affect our economic growth and social development; and
Most of all, I express my personal commitment that ASEAN will spare no efforts to eradicate this disease, and with your help, we will succeed in this common endeavour.
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Acknowledgement
We are thankful to the many people and organisations for their contribution and support during the implementation of this Project, without which, these accomplishments would not have been possible....
...to the ASEAN Member States for sharing their knowledge and experiences; and for their active cooperation and participation in the Project activities; ...to the ASEAN HPAI Taskforce Members for their expertise, valuable insights and leadership in the implementation of the Project activities; ...to our technical and development partners for their contributions in enhancing the capacities of our key stakeholders; ...to the Asian Development Bank for the continuous support in our regional coordination initiatives; ...to the ASEAN Secretariat Team for providing direction and support; and ...finally, to the ASEAN-ADB HPAI Project Management Team for their dedication and able assistance during the setting of new milestones against HPAI.
The ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN-ADB HPAI Project Management Team, with the ASEAN HPAI Taskforce Chairperson Jakarta, Indonesia