Mechanisms for collaboration between public and private veterinarians: the animal health accreditation mandate.

The role and mandate of the World Organisation for Animal Health in veterinary education.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), which was created in 1924 under the name Office International des Epizooties, is in charge of setting international standards and guidelines for animal health and welfare. The original aim of the Organisation was to control the international spread of infectious animal diseases, but this aim has expanded over the years and now the OIE has a global...

Conceptualization of the dynamics and synergistic partnership between the agri-food production chain and public health veterinarians

Managing In- and Out-Migration of Health Workforce in Selected Countries in South East Asia Region

Background There is an increasing trend of international migration of health professionals from low- and middle- income countries to high-income countries as well as across middle-income countries. The WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel was created to better address health workforce development and the ethical conduct of international recruitment. T...

Public health for the twenty-first century: what role do veterinarians in clinical practice play?

All veterinarians, regardless of their formal job description, serve the public good and contribute to public health. The public health activities veterinarians engage in most frequently in clinical practice are in the areas of disease detection, reporting, and prevention. This article provides a brief overview of the basic functions of public health, while emphasizing the public health roles t...

Integrating global animal health, public health and tropical animal health issues into the veterinary curriculum: a South African/African perspective.

The globalisation of trade and food, the increased volume and speed of international travel, climate change, and the related escalation of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases mean that countries are now more interconnected and interdependent than ever before. Africa is beleaguered by a range of endemic infectious and parasitic tropical diseases which, due to its diverse wildlife popula...