OIE Initiatives for Responsible Use of Antibiotics

What is OIE?

• OIE or World Organization for Animal Health is an intergovernmental organization of 182 member states for animal disease control.
• It was set up as Office International des Epizooties in 1924.
• In 2003, it became the World Organisation for Animal Health. It is headquartered in Paris.
• The organization is under the control of a World Assembly of Delegates. This assembly elects a Director General for the day-to-day operation of OIE.
• Compulsory annual contributions from the member countries and other voluntary contributions are the financial sources of the organization.
• The World Trade Organization recognizes it as a reference organization.

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