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During recent years, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have jointly initiated a number of animal health activities in a regional context. The implementation of various co-operative animal health projects should improve the control of animal diseases, zoonoses and the quality and safety of animal products.

The Regional Oversight Committee (ROC) is the administrative entity for regional co-operation in the field of animal health and veterinary public health. The ROC is made up of the Directors of the Veterinary Services of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.

The regional animal health activities are supported by donors within the framework of the peace process. The main donors involved are the European Commission (EC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The EC provides financial support to the Regional Animal Health Co-operation Programme for the Middle East, for planning and subsequent execution for regional disease control of Foot and Mouth Disease and Rabies. Additional aspects of the projects focus on the development of human resources and regional communication. One EC-supported activity is the Regional Veterinary Information System Project (RVISP), electronically linking senior officials and major institutions in the region. This MOVE-IN website is a component of the project. Administrative support is provided by RDP Livestock Services BV of the Netherlands.

USAID provides financial support to MERC, the Middle East Regional Co-operation Program, in particular to the projects:

Strengthening Regional Collaboration in Animal Disease and Zoonoses Control in the Middle East; administrative support is provided by the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Regional Collaboration on Neoplastic and Immunodepressive Diseases of Poultry in the Middle East; administrative support is provided by the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

In a wider regional context, FAO through Radiscon assists the countries with the development of an animal disease surveillance and control network.

The maintenance of this website is co-ordinated by RDP Livestock Services.