FAO presents new strategic model to tackle transboundary animal diseases

The FAO Global Partnership Programme for Transboundary Animal Diseases (GPP-TAD) is a country driven, country-led initiative, in which the prevention and control of prioritized diseases are strengthened through National Partnership Platforms that bring together governments, the private sector, producers, foundations, farmers’ organizations, and financial institutions under one national framework.

Currently, 110 countries have submitted official letters to the FAO Director-General expressing their interest in joining the GPP-TAD, demonstrating a depth of political and financial commitment to a sustainable way of managing the most persistent and costly threats.

Through its EMPRES programme, FAO will continue to provide disease intelligence, early warning alerts, and normative guidance, and serve as a provider of last resort and surge assistance. National platforms are central, regional hubs coordinate technical assistance and promote collaboration, and FAO will host global coordination to support sustained prevention, preparedness, and collective action from the bottom up.

GPP-TAD will work across five mutually reinforcing areas:

1. prevention and progressive disease control
2. digital surveillance, early warning, and animal health innovation;
3. preparedness and risk-informed early action and anticipatory action;
4. coordinated and rapid emergency response;
5. and legislation, partnerships and financing models.

A defining feature of the Programme is its financing model. The Programme introduces a diversified, solidarity-based model in which all participating countries will contribute according to their capacity, complemented by voluntary contributions from development partners, along with co-financing international financial institutions and the private sector.

At the global level, a Steering Committee will be established to provide strategic guidance, with participation and representation balanced across the world’s regions, and a technical advisory group, which will include key technical partners, including FAO’s Governing Bodies, will retain overall strategic oversight of the GPP-TAD.

July 24, 2026/ FAO.
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