Assessments

Assessments of the current level of performance can assist countries to establish priorities, facilitate strategic planning, and form a shared vision with the private sector.  The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has developed a process (called the Performance of Veterinary Services tool, or PVS) as an instrument in conducting evaluations of present veterinary health service levels.  The results of processes such as PVS can help to indicate the overall performance of services or compare performance with other services in the region or globally. Assessments can help determine the benefits and costs of investing in capacity building programs; and assist countries to prepare for and conform to international health and trade standards.

Within this element you can learn more about the OIE PVS tool and how to conduct effective in-country assessments.

 

Typically, assessments should achieve at least the following:

• establish short, medium and long term needs
• be inclusive of animal and human health sectors
• indicate priority areas for attention and identify financial and other resource gaps
• consider the adequacy of national plans to maintain animal health, safeguard human health and undertake disease containment
• examine current legal instruments, enabling legislation and procedures to support and implement national plans.

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