Global partnership programme for transboundary animal diseases

This is a document-blueprint for a global approach to tackle transboundary animal diseases. Left unchecked, these diseases can rapidly undermine livelihoods and trade, hit low- and middle-income countries the hardest, and spill over into human populations with devastating consequences. 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 prioritised diseases are strengthened through National Partnership Platforms that bring together governments, the private sector, producers, foundations, farmers’ organisations, and financial institutions under one national framework.

The goal of GPP-TAD is to reinforce and sustain the critical capacity built over more than 20 years through FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD). GPP-TAD brings forth a new way of funding and financing collective action on transboundary animal diseases, representing a fundamental paradigm shift in how FAO supports Members. Previous efforts relied primarily on donor-funded projects, with FAO serving primarily as an implementing force. GPP-TAD introduces a new global governance architecture and a shift to diversified financing models. In the new architecture, the Director-General highlighted the transition away from a traditional project-by-project approach to an integrated platform conceived as a global public good, where countries lead implementation, with additional technical support from FAO calibrated to local needs and context. Regional hubs will coordinate cross-border action — the space where animal diseases cause their greatest damage and where no single country can act alone.