WVA, OIE seek contributors for World Veterinary Day 2018 awardApril 28, 2018 To celebrate the World Veterinary Day (WVD) taking place globally today, the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) are organizing the World Veterinary Day Award to honor the most successful contribution by the veterinary profession on the selected theme for 2018. The competition is open to all WVA member associations, alone, or in cooperation with any other selected body. The winner of the World Veterinary World 2018 will be announced on the WVA and OIE websites on June 15. The theme for this year's World Veterinary Day is "The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve livelihoods, food security, and safety." Eligibility All World Veterinary Association member associations that contribute to the World Veterinary Day theme alone or in cooperation with other bodies can participate in the competition. Criteria The WVD 2018 Award will be given to the veterinary association who will best promote the theme of "The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve livelihoods, food security, and safety" during the WVD. The organizers also will consider activities that took place in the past, are still ongoing, or are planned for the future. …
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AVMA global food security policy follows World Veterinary Day 2018 themeApril 27, 2018In advance of World Veterinary Day 2018, April 28, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) announced the association's first global food security policy, which complements the theme of this year's event, promoting the role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve livelihoods, food security and safety. The AVMA Committee on International Veterinary Affairs wrote the policy following its 2017 Global Food Security Summit. "Veterinarians, as individuals and as members of associations, play a vital role in food security through their education and professional support of large-scale farmers and smallholders; work on disease-eradication programs; roles in ensuring good biosecurity; public health interventions for food safety; research; capacity building; and as a source of expert advice and opinion for governments, the media, consumer groups and the public," wrote the AVMA Food Safety Advisory Committee in a statement. "Veterinarians have always been key to ensuring a safe and abundant food supply around the world, said Michael Topper, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP, president of the AVMA. "This policy commits the AVMA to bring together different groups with diverse areas of expertise to establish public and private stakeholder partnerships to achieve global food security." World Veterinary Day 2018 is …
