Global Animal Health
Encyclopedia
The Global Animal Health (GAH) platform is a European Technology Platform initiative to improve the competitive situation of the European Union
in the field of animal health
. GAH was launched on 16 December 2004 in Brussels
as an initiative to tackle major animal disease
s in the developing world and in Europe
.
The programme is a joint initiative (Public-Private Partnership
) of the European Commission
, representing the European Communities, and the industry. The main objective of the programma is to produce a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
in the field of animal health
Animal Health
Animal Health is the UK government's executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain are healthy, disease-free and well looked after....
. GAH was launched on 16 December 2004 in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
as an initiative to tackle major animal disease
Disease
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
s in the developing world and in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The programme is a joint initiative (Public-Private Partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
) of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, representing the European Communities, and the industry. The main objective of the programma is to produce a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).