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  • Vaccination Myths

    01/07/2017

    Filling the void between vaccination fact and fiction

    Vaccination has resulted in human survival rates rising dramatically in the 20th century, surpassed in impact only by the increased availability of clean drinking water.
    Read more about this and other myth-busting facts about vaccination for animals in this Vaccination Myths paper.
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  • Animal Health industry calls for greater collaboration between national governments

    21/11/2016

    Thursday 17 November 2016. HealthforAnimals, the global animal medicines association, called for greater cooperation between national governments to improve market access for veterinary medicines at the 5th Global Animal Health Conference in Delhi, India.

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  • HealthforAnimals News - issue nr. 6 - September 2016

    29/09/2016
    The latest news from the global animal medicines association, HealthforAnimals: Read more

  • Global Vision for Regulation of Veterinary Medicines

    01/09/2016

    HealthforAnimals promotes a 2025 Vision for Regulation of Veterinary Medicines across the world.

    The vision sees efficient regulatory systems that result in harmonised, science-based decisions in predictable time frames, resulting in the wide availability of safe and effective veterinary medicines.

    This paper sets out a ten point plan supporting the vision.

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  • What could be the next global pandemic?

    06/07/2016

    As a new Zika vaccine gives hope for 2016 Olympics, Experts warn of a host of other diseases that could entering a league of their own

    World Zoonoses Day: The threat of the Zika virus has loomed large in the run up to the 2016 Olympic Games, with 40 affected territories and countries in the Americas confirmed since the outbreak began in 2015. Host country Brazil has seen 1,616 cases alone.[i] But last week, news broke of an experimental animal vaccine which could offer protection for the human population.[ii]

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  • Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in agriculture

    04/07/2016

    Private Sector Mechanism Position Paper

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public and animal health issue that needs careful stewardship. Together with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the FAO has actively participated in the development of the WHO Global AMR Action Plan. This plan provides a holistic approach to combating AMR. Read more

  • Press release: Global survey reveals common barriers to animal health around the world

    28/06/2016

    The results from a global survey commissioned by HealthforAnimals has revealed the most common regulatory barriers shared by animal health markets worldwide.

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  • Global Benchmarking Survey 2015 Report

    28/06/2016

    Since 1996 HealthforAnimals has been reviewing and benchmarking the status of the different regional regulatory frameworks for veterinary medicines, the impacts these have on the industry, and the practices and impacts of the regulatory processes.

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  • Essentials of veterinary pharmacovigilance

    01/06/2016
    This document explains the essential elements of a basic pharmacovigilance system for monitoring the safety of veterinary medicinal products in the marketplace.

  • G7 Health Agenda Must Encourage Collaboration in the Fight against AMR

    25/05/2016

    Brussels, 25 May 2016 – Ahead of the G7 summit in Japan, the global animal medicines association, HealthforAnimals, is calling for greater recognition among policy makers of the crucial role animal health plays in global health, and in particular in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). G7 Health Agenda Must Encourage Human and Animal Health Collaboration in the Fight against AMR This week, as the G7 Ise-Shima Summit addresses ongoing global health issues, including the issue of...

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