Activities as the OIE Collaborating Center
1 What are the OIE Collaborating Centers?
The OIE Collaborating Centers are centers of expertise in a specific designated sphere of competence relating to the management of general questions on animal health issues (“specialty”). In its designated specialty, they must provide their expertise internationally (see OIE Terms of Reference and Internal Rules for Collaborating Centres.)
2 Cooperation area of the NVAL
The NVAL , along with the National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH) became the OIE Collaborating Center for “Diagnosis and Control of Animal Diseases and Related Veterinary Product Assessment in Asia” in May 2010. Presently, the NVAL is only designated center for the veterinary drugs in the OIE’s Asia-Pacific region.
3 Roles as the OIE Collaborating Center
As an OIE Collaborating Center, the NVAL provides workshops and short-term training seminars for the purpose of improving the regulatory capacity of veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) in Asia-Pacific region. Also, the NVAL dispatches lecturers to conferences on animal pharmaceutical affairs. The NVAL will continue to make efforts for strengthening the cooperation with Asia-Pacific countries through seminars and workshops and act aggressively to solve the problems of VMPs in the region.
4 Past major activities
2019 – 2021
Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Ethiopia)
The NVAL dispatched lecturers to a seminar from 14 January to 26 January, 2020 .
Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Malaysia)
・Intensive Training on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance was held from 20 January to 13 March, 2020, with support of OIE RRAP. A trainee from China participated in this training.
Program for the training
・The Regional virtual Training on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was held from March to May 2021 with OIE RRAP supports. It was online training because of COVID-19. The Nepalese trainees attended the training and the NVAL provided technical information about AMR.
April 2018 – March 2019
Program for seminar
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April 2017– March 2018
- ・The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 20 to 22 March July, 2018.
Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Thailand) - ・The Regional Short-term Training on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was held from 16 to 24 Oct, with support of OIE RRAP. A total of 12 trainees participated in the training, 6 trainees from Bhutan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam joined the pre-advanced course and 6 trainees from Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Korea RO, Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong SAR joined the advanced course. On 19 Oct, all 12 trainees also attended the Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar: From food safety perspective, organised by NVAL jointly with consortium members of the OIE Collaborating Center on Food Safety, Veterinary Public Health Center (Singapore), Research Center for Food Safety (University of Tokyo, Japan), Division of Health and Environment Sciences (Rakuno Gakuen University, Japan).
Programme for hands on training
Programme for seminar

April 2016 – March 2017
- A short-term training seminar was held from 14 November to 18 November, 2016. Lectures, practical training and a facility tour concerning drug-resistant strains Eight participants from eight countries (Cambodia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mongol, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam)
The AMR One Health Seminar 2016 in NVAL was held at the same time. - Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Japan)
- The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 14 November to 17 November, 2016.Global Animal Health Conference 2016 (India)
April 2015 – March 2016
- The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 2 March to 4 March, 2016.
April 2014 – March 2015
- The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 5 August to 8 August, 2014. Regional Training on Rabies Diagnosis (Japan)
- A short-term training seminar was held from 6 October to 10 October, 2014.
Lectures, practical training and a facility tour concerning the assessment of the vaccine for fish disease.
Five participants from five countries (Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Mongol) - The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 3 December to 5 December, 2014. Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Japan)
April 2013 – March 2014
- A short-term training seminar was held from 7 October to 11 October, 2013.
Lectures, practical training and a facility tour concerning the assessment of the vaccine for fish disease.
Five participants from five countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar)
April 2012 – March 2013
- The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 10 July to 13 July, 2012.
Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Thailand) - A short-term training seminar was held from 12 November to 16 November, 2012.
Lectures, practical training and a facility tour concerning the assessment of the rabies vaccine and swine erysipelas vaccine.
Five participants from four countries (Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, and Malaysia)
April 2011 – March 2012
- The NVAL dispatched a lecturer to a seminar from 29 June to 1 July, 2011.
Regional training seminar for OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary Products (Cambodia) - A short-term training seminar was held from 6 February to 10 February, 2012.
Lectures, practical training and a facility tour concerning the assessment of avian influenza vaccines.
Four participants from four countries (China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam)


