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National veterinary services preserve and
develop animal resources and thus contribute to
reducing poverty and hunger worldwide through
improving rural livelihoods and human nutrition
through greater access to animal protein. Their
additional impact on global health security fur-
ther safeguards the planet. For these compelling
reasons, supporting the livestock sector through
sustainable investments in national animal
health systems and their laboratory function,
based on international standards, protects and
develops all communities, from global to local
levels. The OIE is working each day to protect
the health of animals, and in doing so, protect-
ing our future.

Endnotes

1 http://www.oie.int/about-us/.
2 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Media_
Figure 13.6 PVS Pathway Laboratory Tool. Center/docs/pdf/Key_Documents/EN_Leaflet
OIE_web.pdf.
3 http://www.oie.int/international-standard-set-
ting/overview/.
financial options to facilitate sound decision 4 http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=0&ht
making on an efficient, fit-for-purpose national mfile=glossaire.htm.
laboratory network, including official delegation 5 http://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/
to private laboratories. oie-listed-diseases-2018/.
6 http://www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/
terrestrial-manual/.
7 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_
the importance of laboratories standards/tahm/1.01.01_MANAGING_VET_
working in the veterinary domain LABS.pdf.
8 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_
Each of the activities described above is related standards/tahm/1.01.02_COLLECTION_DIAG_
SPECIMENS.pdf.
to the work conducted by veterinary laborato- 9 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/
ries every day. These activities continue to evolve Health_standards/tahm/1.01.03_TRANSPORT.
with the OIE’s core missions in mind. In the pdf.
OIE’s view, laboratories play an essential role 10 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/
in international trade and many other functions Health_standards/tahm/1.01.04_BIOSAFETY_
carried out by veterinary services. Sustainable BIOSECURITY.pdf.
and functioning veterinary laboratories, act- 11 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/
Health_standards/tahm/1.01.05_QUALITY_
ing as a cross-cutting function, strengthen and MANAGEMENT.pdf.
contribute to the overall good management and 12 http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_
quality of veterinary services. standards/tahm/1.01.06_VALIDATION.pdf.

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