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Chinese Taipei PVS Evaluation mission report Chinese Taipei Dr Barry Stemshorn (TL) April Dr Ana Afonso 2019 OIE PVS Evaluation mission report_Chinese Taipei_January 2020 OIE PVS EVALUATION REPORT OF THE VETERINARY SERVICES OF CHINESE TAIPEI (15-26 April 2019) Dr Barry Stemshorn (Team Leader) Dr Ana Afonso (Technical Expert) Dr Thanawat Tiensin (Trainee Expert) Disclaimer This mission has been conducted by a Team of OIE PVS Pathway experts authorised by the OIE. However, the views and the recommendations in this Report are not necessarily those of the OIE. An Approval and confidentiality form is provided by the OIE along with this Report where the level of confidentiality can be selected by the country. World Organisation for Animal Health 12, rue de Prony F-75017 Paris, France Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 Contents PART I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................1 I.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................1 I.2 Key findings of the evaluation ...................................................................................................1 I.3 Key recommendations ................................................................................................................8 PART II: CONDUCT OF THE EVALUATION ....................................................................................... 13 II.1 OIE PVS Tool: method, objectives and scope of the evaluation ......................................... 13 II.2 Context of the evaluation ......................................................................................................... 14 II.3 Organisation of the evaluation ................................................................................................ 31 III.1 Fundamental component I: Human, physical and financial resources .............................. 35 III.2 Fundamental component II: Technical authority and capability ......................................... 59 III.3 Fundamental component III: Interaction with stakeholders............................................... 118 III.4 Fundamental component IV: Access to markets ................................................................ 136 PART IV: APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... 153 Appendix 1: Terrestrial Code references for Critical Competencies ........................................... 153 Appendix 2: Glossary of terms ........................................................................................................ 159 Appendix 3: Country information (geography, administration, agriculture and livestock) ....... 163 Governance ........................................................................................................................................ 163 Appendix 4: Timetable of the mission; sites/ facilities visited and list of persons met or interviewed ......................................................................................................................................... 169 Appendix 5: Air travel itinerary ........................................................................................................ 223 Appendix 6: List of documents used in the PVS evaluation ......................................................... 225 Appendix 7: Organisation of the OIE PVS evaluation of the VS of Chinese Taipei .................... 237 i Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 ii Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 List of acronyms, abbreviations and/or special terms ADDC Animal Disease Diagnostic Centre ADIB Animal Drug Inspection Branch (within AHRI) AFA Agriculture and Food Agency AHIS Animal Health Information System AHRI Animal Health Research Institute (within COA) AMR Anti-microbial Resistance APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APQC Animal and Plant Quarantine Center (within BAPHIQ) ASF African Swine Fever ATRI Agricultural Technology Research Institute BAPHIQ Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (within COA) BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSMI Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection CA Competent Authority CAS Certified Agricultural Standards CD/FB Conservation Division, Forestry Bureau (within COA) CIQS Customs Immigration and Quarantine and Security COA Council of Agriculture (Executive Yuan1) CSF Classical Swine Fever CVL Central Veterinary Laboratory CVO Chief Veterinary Officer DAI Department of Animal Industry (within COA) DVS Director of Veterinary Services – Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESRI Endemic Species Research Institute (within COA) FA Fisheries Agency (within COA) FBO Food Business Operators FMD Foot and Mouth Disease GHP Good Hygiene Practices GMP Good Manufacturing Practices HPAI Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza IHR International Health Regulations JEE Joint External Evaluation LADIAs Local Animal Disease Inspection Authorities 1 The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of Chinese Taipei. iii Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 LADIA Local Disease Control Centre LGAD Local Government Agriculture Department LIMS Laboratory Information Management System LRI Livestock Research Institute (within COA) MIA Meat Inspector Assistant MOEA Ministry of Economic Affairs MOHW Ministry of Health and Welfare (Executive Yuan) MOST Ministry of Science and Technology (Executive Yuan) NAIF National Animal Industry Foundation NCHU National Chung Hsing University NCYU National Chiayi University NPUST National Pingtung University of Science and Technology NTU National Taiwan University OIE World Organisation for Animal Health PC Physical Containment PTNE Professional and Technical National Examination PVS Performance of Veterinary Services R&D Research & Development SH Slaughterhouse TCDC Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (within MOHW) TCSB Toxic and Chemical Standards Bureau TFDA Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (within MOHW) TSC Technical Services Centre (within NAIF) TVMA Taiwan Veterinary Medical Association TVMAHIA Taiwan Veterinary Medicine and Healthcare Industry Association VA Veterinary Authorities VIC Veterinarian in Charge VMI Veterinary Meat Inspector VMP Veterinary Medicinal Products VPH Veterinary Public Health VS Veterinary Service(s) VSB Veterinary Statutory Body iv Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 Acknowledgements The OIE PVS Evaluation Team expresses its gratitude to the Government of Chinese Taipei and to its Delegate to the OIE and Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Wen-Jane Tu, for the invitation to perform this OIE PVS Evaluation. Special thanks are also due to Hsiao-Mei Chow (Lucy), Deputy Director, Animal Health Inspection Division who took on the challenging assignment of serving as the primary contact point for the OIE PVS Team. Lucy assembled a team of staff from BAPHIQ and the Agricultural Technology Research Institute (ATRI) who developed an excellent package of well documented background information, accompanied the team throughout the mission from arrival to departure, and replied with well documented replies to our many questions. This team comprised: From BAPHIQ: • Dr Hwa-Tsung Sung (Watson) - Consultant and former CVO • Huang-Lin Kao (Larry) - Deputy Director, Animal Quarantine Division • Yueh-Ping Lin (Augusta) - Section Chief, Animal Quarantine Division • Yu-Bin Chou (Eileen) - Specialist, Animal Health Inspection Division • Chung-Ching Lin - Specialist, Animal Health Inspection Division • Ying-Chen Tsai - Associate Specialist, Animal Health Inspection Division • Yi-An Chen (Venus) - Project Assistant, Animal Health Inspection Division From ATRI: • Sheng-Fu Hsu - Researcher • Pao-Hsia Lin - Research Assistant • Ming-Chang Lee - Associate Researcher • Tsung-Hsun Hsieh - Research Assistant • Chu-Ching Hsu - Research Assistant • Chiung-Yin Hsu - Research Assistant Special thanks are offered to Venus for her daily guidance for the team during site visits, and to Chung-Ching Lin and colleagues for coordinating the compilation of documents and written responses to our many questions during and following our mission. The OIE PVS Team is also grateful to the many other public, not for profit and private sector organizations agencies for receiving our Team during site visits, including their hospitality and generous sharing of information on their work. v Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 vi Chinese Taipei OIE PVS Evaluation – 2019 PART I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I.1 Introduction Following a request to the OIE from the Government of Chinese Taipei, an evaluation of the Veterinary Services based on the OIE PVS (Performance of Veterinary Services) methodology was conducted in April 2019 by a team of three independent OIE certified PVS evaluators. The evaluation began with meetings in Taipei with Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Deputy Director General, OIE Delegate and Chief Veterinary Officer of the Bureau of Animal Health and Plant Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) and senior BAPHIQ officials. This was followed by a meeting with Minister Chi-Chung Chen and Deputy Minister Jin-Cheng Huang of the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. During this meeting African Swine Fever prevention and emergency preparedness were understandably identified as top national priorities. A formal opening meeting was then held with the CVO, senior BAPHIQ officers and officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
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