AHG Report: Development of a Target Product Profile (TPP) template

WOAH Members and partners have highlighted the need to clarify the purpose, format and use of Target Product Profiles (TPPs) within the WOAH framework. While WOAH standards establish minimum requirements for veterinary vaccines, they do not always provide sufficient guidance on desired product attributes to support disease prevention, control, or elimination objectives for a given epidemiological context or intended use.

The 2025 Animal Health Forum Technical Item on Vaccines and Vaccination recognised TPPs as practical tools to align expectations among researchers, manufacturers, regulators, funders and end-users, and recommended the development of a standardised WOAH TPP template.

In response, the Director General convened this ad hoc Group to develop a harmonised template for veterinary vaccines and associated guidance aligned with WOAH’s mandate and standard standards.