Qatar chairs 46th meetings of GCC permanent committee for livestock

Doha: The State of Qatar, represented in the Ministry of Municipality, chaired the 46th preparatory meeting of the Permanent Committee for Livestock,...

Doha: The State of Qatar, represented in the Ministry of Municipality, chaired the 46th preparatory meeting of the Permanent Committee for Livestock, for the meeting of Their Excellencies the Ministers and senior officials of livestock affairs in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC), which concluded its work on Tuesday in Doha.

The two-day meeting was held under the chairmanship of Director of the Livestock Department at the Ministry of Municipality Eng. Abdulaziz Al Ziyara, chairman of the current session. The meeting discussed a number of topics related to animal affairs and ways to develop them among the GCC countries.

The meeting also reviewed several topics on the agenda, including initiatives for unified collective purchasing of veterinary medicines and vaccines, central registration of veterinary preparations, and strengthening cooperation with the sub-regional office of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for the GCC countries.

The meeting also discussed enhancing capabilities to deal with epidemic diseases and developing the Gulf center for early warning of animal diseases.

The meeting reviewed the center's achievements report for 2023 and the technical team's recommendations to develop its capabilities in dealing with transboundary diseases. The meeting emphasized the need to update the executive regulations of the preventive measures against infectious and epidemic animal diseases law to ensure the effectiveness of preventive measures.