The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) brings together 182 Members, with a mandate to improve animal health and welfare throughout the world. It is the standard-setting organisation of reference for the World Trade Organization in matters of animal health. It guarantees the health safety of international trade in animals and their products. Moreover, for almost 100 years, it has worked to achieve transparency of the global animal disease situation, including those transmissible to humans, and to publish prevention and control methods for these diseases. It accompanies Veterinary Services and facilitates information sharing among experts. The OIE acts thanks to the commitment of its staff working at the Headquarters, as well as in the 13 Regional and Sub-Regional Representations.

The OIE thus shapes the global governance of animal health.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) helps policy makers and concerned stakeholders create a future in which human and animal health systems benefit and support each other, so that livelihoods are transformed, economies are boosted and the world is safer and healthier for everyone. To achieve this, we rely on scientific expertise, the sharing of quality data and collaboration with a strong network of partners in every field. We support our Members at every level and help our stakeholders with efficiency and agility. We promote a One Health approach based on the acknowledgment of human, animal and environment interdependence. Because the health of animals and the ecosystems strongly depend on human activities. Because the health of animals and ecosystems determine human health. The OIE seeks to impact humans’ activities to make our relationship with the animal world a source of sustainable development. We do that by improving animal health, globally.