Each Regional Commission organises a Conference every two years in one of the countries of the region. These Conferences are devoted to technical items and to regional cooperation in the control of animal diseases.
Regional programmes may be developed to reinforce surveillance and control of major animal diseases, especially for regions where WOAH (founded as OIE) maintains a Regional or Sub-Regional Representation. The Regional Commissions work closely with these Representations.
Regional Commissions report on their activities and submit recommendations to the World Assembly of Delegates.
In May 2021, elections for the Bureaux (President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary General) of the Regional Commissions were held for a three-year term of office. The current composition of the Bureaux is as follows:
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Dr. Honoré Robert N'lemba Mabela
Président de la Commission Régionale pour l'Afrique
CONGO (DEM. REP. OF THE)
AboutDepartment
Direction des Services Vétérinaires
Organisation/Ministry
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche
Ministry contact details
Blvd 30 juin, Av Batetela, Kinshasa-Gombe, Kinshasa 1
KINSHASA
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Dr. Albertina Shilongo
Vice President of the Regional Commission for Africa
NAMIBIA
AboutDepartment
Veterinary Services
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Ministry contact details
Park. Luter Street, Private Bag
Windhoek
12022
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Dr. Mbargou Lo
Vice-Président de la Commission Régionale pour l'Afrique
SENEGAL
AboutDepartment
Services Vétérinaires
Organisation/Ministry
Ministère de l'Élevage et des Productions Animales
Ministry contact details
Sphères ministérielles, Diamniadio, 3ème Etage Dakar
DAKAR
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Dr. Anna Rose Ademun Okurut
Secretary General of the Regional Commission for Africa
UGANDA
AboutDepartment
Animal Health
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Ministry contact details
P.O. Box
Entebbe
102
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Dra. Ximena Melón
President of the Regional Commission for the Americas
ARGENTINA
AboutDepartment
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
Organisation/Ministry
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca
Ministry contact details
Avenida Paseo Colón N. 367, 4° Piso, CP 1063, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES
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Dr. Rosemary Sifford
Vice President of the Regional Commission for the Americas
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AboutDepartment
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services
Organisation/Ministry
United States Department of Agriculture
Ministry contact details
1400 Independence Avenue, SW J.L. Whitten Building, Room 317-E, Washington, DC 20250
WASHINGTON
Vacant position
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Dr. Rafael Enrique Rodriguez Alvarado
Director Téchnico de Salud Animal – Secretary General of the Regional Commission for the Americas
HONDURAS
AboutDepartment
Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria SGA-SENASA
Organisation/Ministry
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería
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Dr. Baoxu Huang
President of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
AboutDepartment
Animal Health and Epidemiology Center
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ministry contact details
n°369 Nanjing Road,
Qingdao
266032
Qingdao City of Shandong Province
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Dr. Masatsugu Okita
Vice President of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific
JAPAN
AboutDepartment
Director – Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Ministry contact details
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8950
TOKYO
Vacant position
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Dr. Ye Tun Win
Secretary General of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific
MYANMAR
AboutDepartment
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Ministry contact details
Office Building No.36, Yaza Thingaha Road Ottaya Thiri Township Nay Pyi Taw Postal Code: 15011
NAY PYI TAW
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Dr. Maris Balodis
President of the Regional Commission for Europe
LATVIA
AboutDepartment
Food and Veterinary Service
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry contact details
Peldu nr. 30 Riga LV-1050
RIGA
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Dr. Ulrich Herzog
Vice-President of the Regional Commission
AUSTRIA
AboutDepartment
Department Consumer Health – Leiter der Sektion III “Konsumentenpolitik und Verbrauchergesundheit”
Organisation/Ministry
Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection
Ministry contact details
Radetzkystrasse 2 A-1031 Vienna
VIENNA
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Dr. Vasili Basiladze
Vice President of the Regional Commission for Europe
GEORGIA
AboutDepartment
LEPL National Food Agency
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Ministry contact details
n°6 Marshal Gelovani ave,Tbilissi 0159
TBILISSI
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Dr. Nikolche Babovski
Secretary General of the Regional Commission for Europe
NORTH MACEDONIA (REP. OF)
AboutDepartment
Food and Veterinary Agency – Director
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
Ministry contact details
Bul Treta Makedonska Udarna Brigada, N° 20 1000 Skopje
SKOPJE
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Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi
President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East
SAUDI ARABIA
AboutDepartment
National Center – for the Prevention and Control of Plants & Animal Diseases – Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture – Head of the Animal Health Sector
Ministry contact details
Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz street – Olaya Towers, Tower (A) Floor (36)
RIYADH
12213
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Dr. Samah Al Sharif
2nd Vice-President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East
OMAN
AboutDepartment
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources
Ministry contact details
Muscat Governorate
P.O Box 467 –
Vacant position
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Dr. Elias Ibrahim
Secretary General of the Regional Commission for the Middle East
LEBANON
AboutDepartment
Animal Resources Department
Organisation/Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry contact details
Beyrouth
Contact
Regional Activities Department
Email: [email protected]