Press Releases
2011
November, 16 2011 - IFAH calls for responsible use of antimicrobials ‘As little as possible, as much as necessary’
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16 November 2011 – Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands– At the International Conference on Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Animals in the Netherlands today, the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) called for collaboration and coordination to promote the responsible …
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October, 13 2011 - IFAH Statement on 250 years of the veterinary profession: Where does IFAH see the future challenges for the profession?
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13 October 2011 – Cape Town – The future challenges for the veterinary profession have been highlighted at a number of recent international events, all of which have been reflected at this 30th World Veterinary Conference celebrating the 250th anniversary …
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October, 11 2011 - IFAH addresses benefits and risks of antimicrobials
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Renews call for regulation based on scientific risk analysis 12 October 2011 – Cape Town – At the World Veterinary Congress in South Africa yesterday, the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) directly addressed the responsible use of antibiotics and …
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July, 9 2011 - Science as the core principle for Codex Alimentarius decision-making process remains a challenge, notes IFAH
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Geneva, 9 July 2011 – Press release: Science as the core principle for Codex Alimentarius decision-making process remains a challenge.
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June, 28 2011 - IFAH Statement on the eradication of rinderpest
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Declaration of Global Freedom from rinderpest, 37th FAO Conference Brussels, 28 June 2011 – The International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) welcomes the Declaration of Global Freedom from rinderpest, made today by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United …
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May, 26 2011 - IFAH acknowledges OIE’s announcement on the successful eradication of rinderpest
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Brussels, 26 May 2011 – IFAH applauds the announcement made yesterday by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) that rinderpest, one of the deadliest diseases of cattle and of several other animal species, is eradicated.
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April, 7 2011 - IFAH Statement in response to the WHO’s World Health Day
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The International Federation for Animal Health, IFAH, welcomes the initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to highlight the need to combat the build-up of resistance to medicines and in particular resistance to antimicrobials, however warns against a blanket call for reduction of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.
IFAH’s Executive Director Barbara Freischem explains: “In spite of disease prevention and bio-security measures, there are still many bacterial diseases and infections circulating amongst animals just as there are amongst humans. These need to be treated to protect both animal and human health as well as animal welfare. It is therefore in the interest of all to keep existing medicines working, and this is best achieved by encouraging responsible use. IFAH and its members are committed to a range of initiatives which promote this. Effective surveillance of the use and misuse of medicines will provide the data for science-based decision making, and with infection control and the commitment that responsible use initiatives foster, we are working to ensure that our veterinary medicines remain effective and safe.”
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March, 31 2011 - Juan Ramón Alaix Elected President of International Federation for Animal Health
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Juan Ramón Alaix, President of Pfizer Animal Health, was elected for a two-year term as President of the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH), the worldwide organisation representing the manufacturers of veterinary medicines. Mr. Alaix, a longstanding member of IFAH’s …
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March, 24 2011 - Animal Health Experts Call for Balanced Regulation to
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At the 2nd Global Animal Health Conference, which concluded yesterday, international experts highlighted the urgent need for a balanced regulatory environment which allows for innovation in the development of veterinary medicines. Over 100 animal health experts from around the world participated in the two day conference organised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) and the Drug Information Association (DIA).
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February, 14 2011 - IFAH calls for more research and cross-border collaboration at 1st One Health Congress
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The International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) is joining human and animal health as well as wildlife specialists, intergovernmental organisations, regulatory authorities and a host of national and international delegates at the Melbourne Convention Centre this week to participate in the 1st International One Health Congress. Through presentations and panels, IFAH and its members are using the conference to call for increased collaboration and research to develop new technologies. These are vital to meet the animal health industry’s needs to enable it to rise to the challenges of increased animal protein demands brought on by population expansion.
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February, 4 2011 - IFAH Statement in response to article on FMD outbreak in South Korea
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IFAH Statement in response to article on FMD outbreak in South Korea, 4 February 2011.
Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) in South Korea.
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January, 25 2011 - IFAH statement on the launch of Vet2011
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The International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) is participating in Vet2011 to launch World Veterinary Year, a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the world’s first veterinary school which was founded in Lyon, France, in 1761.
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2010
July, 13 2010 - Codex Alimentarius
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The debate surrounding the adoption of proposed standards for the feed ingredient ractopamine at the 33rd session of the Commission of the Joint FAO /WHO food standards programme Codex Alimentarius highlights the need to demonstrate the strength of the Codex process through sound, science-based decision-making, says the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH).
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May, 20 2010 - VICH4 conference
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Regulatory authorities, animal health industry experts, and other interested delegates from around the world gathered in Paris this week to learn more about the activities and progress of the VICH project since its inception 14 years ago, and how it plans to reach out to other regions of the world not actively involved in VICH.
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2009
May, 20 2009 - Healthy animals = healthy food = healthy people
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Greater co-operation between human and veterinary medicine is a must Helsinki, 20 May 2009: IFAH, representing the international animal health industry, presented a symposium on the need for medicines for animals at the 19th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and …
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May, 7 2009 - IFAH endorses new strategic plan and pushes animal health forward in the global debate
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Brussels, 7 May 2009. IFAH, the International Federation for Animal Health, held its General Assembly on 22 April endorsing a new strategic plan streamlining its activities for 2009-2011. The 37 member companies and associations of the federation also elected its …
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