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. Main criteria for evaluation are: Contribution and achievements on the WVD 2018 theme Involvement of relevant stakeholders and general public Collaboration with the public health sector Media coverage Follow-up initiatives Nomination of candidates All fields in the application form (click here to download the application form) shall be properly filled out and emailed at wva_assistant@worldvet.org no later than May 31. Applications received after the deadline will be automatically rejected. Suggested activities Examples of activities (the list is not exhaustive): Identification and implementation of good practices and programs related to the WVD 2018 theme Seminars and workshops for veterinarians/physicians/public health workers on WVD 2018 theme Release studies, statistical data, surveys related to the WVD 2018 theme Education sessions for the general public on WVD 2018 theme Celebrate the works of a notable researcher or veterinarian on WVD 2018 theme Create an online source containing general information about WVD 2018 theme Concerts, public performances, fairs, etc. organized for the WVD 2018 Media involvement such newspaper articles, radio, and television discussion on WVD theme, etc. Promote activities on WVD 2018 theme through social media Distribution of promotional materials related to WVD 2018 theme Any other initiative is welcome For more information, visit worldvet.org or oie.int.
