Session 1 - YouTube
OIE Webinar “Global Wildlife Health”
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World Wildlife Day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. In 2022, the OIE organised a webinar across five regions and in twelve different time zones, connecting wildlife health stakeholders globally. The webinar was held in two sessions and the three official OIE languages (English, French and Spanish).
The OIE is addressing challenges involving wildlife health through the implementation of the OIE Wildlife Health Framework.
We look to the global community to protect wildlife health to achieve One Health. Towards this goal, the OIE Regional Representations organised a webinar on “Global wildlife health” on World Wildlife Day in 2022.
The event was open for participants globally. The target audience included multi-sectoral participants with an interest in wildlife health, and university students and young professionals were particularly encouraged to join. Over 340 participants joined the sessions.
The webinar was held in two sessions, one for the eastern hemisphere and one for the western hemisphere, and with the three official OIE languages (English, French and Spanish). The webinar took place on Zoom® with active participation from the audience and was also live-streamed on YouTube®
Welcome – Dr Lesa Thompson, OIE Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo
Special message – Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace
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
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
Importance of biodiversity for ecosystem health
Dr Marcela Uhart, University of California Davis, OIE Working Group for Wildlife
Interactive session
Mentimeter® participant opinions & questions for speakers
Closing remarks
Dr Monique Eloit, OIE Director General, OIE Headquarters, Paris
