World Organization for Animal Health

Published purpose

This project aims to improve capacity of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to anticipate, respond to, and recover from biological emergencies (including bio-crime and bio-terrorism events). It also seeks to ensure business continuity in international health-security crises contributing to continued, agile, immediate, and internationally coordinated support to WOAH’s 182 member countries. Project activities include: (1) establishing an Incident Management System; (2) providing capacity-building in WOAH member states to respond to emergencies resulting from the deliberate release of biological pathogens; (3) developing scientific and evidence-based guidance and standards for emergency management; and (4) disseminating of good practices for emergency management.