WOAH: Call for experts to join ad-hoc group

Deadline: Friday 21 November 2025

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is convening a group of multidisciplinary experts (ad hoc Group) to provide its membership with an updated, evidence‑based list of priority animal diseases for which vaccines could achieve the greatest global reduction in antimicrobial usage in pigs, chickens and fish. The ad hoc Group will also compile, where appropriate, preferred product characteristics for new/improved vaccines, an analysis of the barriers and levers to the uptake of commercially available vaccines and produce a communication, dissemination and exploitation plan for the various products it generates.  

The ad hoc Group is convened under the authority of and report to the WOAH Director General. Its work is in line with recommendation #10 from Resolution 29 adopted at WOAH’s 92nd General Session (2025) and commitment #72 from the 79th UNGA political declaration on AMR (2024). Further information about its purpose and responsibilities is available in the Concept Note and Terms of Reference. 

The ad hoc Group will be composed of internationally recognised experts who are highly motivated to improving the availability, access and adoption of animal vaccines and whose experience span the following sectors: 

• animal health/diseases with a focus on pigs, chickens and/or fish (aquaculture),  
• food producing industry with a focus on pigs, chickens and/or fish (aquaculture),  
• animal vaccine R&D and manufacturing,   
• veterinary products regulation.

As WOAH continues to strive for geographical diversity and gender balance, membership should lead to a balanced and adequate representation of its five regions (Africa, the Americas, Asia & Pacific, Europe and the Middle East).  

To find out more, including how to apply, visit the WOAH website.