Exam 3: Lecture 11 - USG, IGOs, NGOs Flashcards
What 3 part of government do veternarians make up the most of?
- Army
- FSIS
- APHIS
What does APHIS stand for?
USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Who is responsible for
- Import animal or animal product
- Import plant or animal product
- Export an animal or animal product
APHIS
Common question for AHPIS include?
- What documents do I need to bring fruits and vegetables into the US
- Where can I find regulation to export live animals or animal products to other countries
USDA APHIS - _________ SERVICES
International
What is the role of USDA APHIS - international service?
Veterinary program avtivites include the monitoring of and reporting on foreign animal and emerging diseases, capactiy building, and management of emerging threats such as influenza
USDA FSIS insures which products imported into the US are produced under standards equivalent to US inspection standards, and facilities the certification of exported goods
meat
poultry
eggs (processed, NOT whole)
The purposeful engagement of FDA- center for food safety and applied nutrition (CFSAN) includes?
FDA’s international food safety capacity-builiding plan
Who is responsible managing the jerky pet treat-related illness involving 3,600 dogs and 10 cats in the US since 2007 (approx. 580 of those pets have died)
FDA - Center for Veterinary Medicine
What are the main 2 USAID’s core global health priorities
- Fighting Infectious diseases
- Promoting gender equality and womens empowerment
what are the USAID’s core global health priorities
- saving mothers
- Child survival
- Fostering infectious diseases
- family planning and reproductive health
- Healthy system strengthening
Define IGO’s
intergovernmental organizations
- composed primarily of sovereign states, or ot other intergovernmental organizations
How are IGO’s established
treaty or other agreement - that acts as a charter creating the group
IGO strengths include?
- they hold state authority
- their institutions are permanent
- they provide a forum for discussion
- they are issue specific
- they provide information
- They allow multilateral cooperation
IGO weaknesses include?
- membership is limited. Prohibits the membership of private citizens. In addition, not all IGOs allow universal membership
- IGOs often overlap resulting in a complex network
- States have to give up a part of their sovereignty, which weakens the states ability to assert its authority
The US remains the largest donor to the UN, contributing $11 billion in 2020, slightly less than ______ of the bodys collective
1/5th
achieving ________ for all is at the heart of FAOs effort - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead to active and healthy lives
Food security
WHOs functions include?
“We are the directing and coordinating authority on international health withing the unites nations system”
How does WHO direct and coordinate authority on international health within the UN system
- provide leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in parternships where joint action is needed
- shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge
- Setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation
- Articulating ethical and evidence based policy options
- Providing technical support, catalysing change, and building sustainable institutions capacity
- Monitoring the health situation and assessing health standards
What does WOAH stand for?
World Organization for Animal Health
WOAH role in animal health includes?
- support strengthing national veterinary services capacity
- develop guidelines and standards
- Provide training and education
- Support knowledge management exchnage
Which two organizations worked together to eradicate Rinderpest?
- Food and agriculture organization of the united nations
- Wold organizations for animal health
Operational exceptions of food and agriculture organization of the united nations and world organization for animal health include?
PPR
Peste des petits ruminants
IGO on health Interactions
- IGO often have ________ programs
inter-connective programs
Define the WHO-WOAH-UNFAO-UNEP quadripartite
A world capable of preventing, detecting, containing, eliminating, and responding to animal and public health risks attributed to zoonoses and animal disease with an impact on food security through multi-sectoral cooperation and strong partnerships
Define INTERPOL
Wildlife trafficking: Organized crime hit hard by joint INTERPOL-WCO global enforcement operation
What is defined as
- A not-for-profit organization that is independent from states and international govenmental organizations
Non-governmental organization NGO’s
What are the KEY componets of Non-governmental organization (NGOs)
- non-profit
- independent
______ is a key element of the IRC
Neutrality
T/F: The red cross and red crescent movement makes no distinction between victims. Our only priority is to provide emergency aid to those in need
True
Challenges (various and conflicting agendas) of NGOs and government include….
- Neutrality
- Scalability
- Security
- Continuity of operations
Which organization represents the profession in multiple international venues
AVMA - our passion. our profession
How does the AVMA represent the veterinary profession in multiple international venus?
- WOAH (oie)- welfare, education, world assembly
- disaster medicine
- FAO
- world veterinary association/PANVET
- World small animal veterinary association
- Global production associations
- global health summit
- North american leadership
How is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation different?
- Brough a buisness type approach to development
- Brough large scale approach to development and isses
- brough outcomes accountability
- Brough serious money to global problems
What organization states
- Together we have power over hunger and poverty
Heifer International
Heifer International uses which 3 “things” to improve womens empowerment and social capital
- increase in income and assets
- Food security and nutrition
- Environment
Why are women important in helping countries develop?
they are the main cooks of the family and if we provide them with the ingredients they need to help the family and to share with others, it will get done!
Other partners within ______ EPT program include the preparedness + response and ONE HEALTH WORKFORCE projects, the US centers for disease control and prevention (CDC), the food and agriculture organization (FAO), and the world health organization (WHO)
USAIDs
______ develops systems to mitigate microbial threats. This is a for a profit company speacilizing in disease and pathogen detection, evaluation, and response through integration of field and lab research with health data analytics
Metabiota
Challenges for Smaller NGOs
- Limited funding capability
- Limited to no fulltime staff
- Limited ability to scale up to large level operations
- COntinuity of operations often dependent on small number of volunteers
- Limited ability to compete in the humanitarian working space
T/F: There are a tremendous number of animal, health and development NGOs
true
They are often connected to other NGOs, government and funding groups
T/F: NGOs have a small range of areas to focus on
false - they have a wide range of focus areas
They have a wide range of capabilities from very small to very robust
