WOAH turns 100: A century of improving animal health and welfare

100 years of commitment
Celebrating 100 years of WOAH’s unwavering commitment to global animal health—a legacy of collaboration, innovation, and progress. Join us in honouring WOAH’s past, embracing the present, and charting a sustainable future.
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100 years of championing animal health and welfare
Read the full article100 years of WOAH and wildlife
Watch the videoWOAH turns 100: Online Celebration
Read more about the eventAnimal welfare: a vital asset for a more sustainable world
Read our vision paperUse, challenges and impact of zoning and compartmentalisation
Read the reportInsights on Members’ zones for avian influenza, African swine fever and foot and mouth disease
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Our groundbreaking journey
in 100 photos
From setting standards to amplifying the voice of the veterinary workforce in the global health agenda, experience in pictures, some key moments that have significantly shaped our 100-year journey.

A century strong: our history
In 1924, 28 founding nations came together to address a shared concern – the health and well-being of the animals upon which our societies depend at a time when the trade of animals and its products had been massively expanding.
Discover the most significant milestones that have shaped WOAH till today.
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100th Anniversary, Press Release
The World Organisation for Animal Health turns 100: A century of improving animal health and welfare
Published on 25/01/2024
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Celebrating a century of improving animal health and welfare. #WOAH100
Full story on the link in bio.

Celebrating a century of improving animal health and welfare. #WOAH100
Full story on the link in bio.
We asked veterinarians students what they think will be the most pressing challenge that animal health will be faced with in the future. #WOAHGS

We asked veterinarians students what they think will be the most pressing challenge that animal health will be faced with in the future. #WOAHGS
The link between humans and animals has been inextricable since time and beyond. As we roll into 100 years of existence, we reflect over the journey of the World Organisation of Animal Health from the start. #WOAH100

The link between humans and animals has been inextricable since time and beyond. As we roll into 100 years of existence, we reflect over the journey of the World Organisation of Animal Health from the start. #WOAH100
What does the future look like?
The future is uncertain. This is why during our 91st General Session, we imagined different scenarios in the future to think about how we could better face those changes. #WOAHGS #WOAH100
More about it on the link in bio.

What does the future look like?
The future is uncertain. This is why during our 91st General Session, we imagined different scenarios in the future to think about how we could better face those changes. #WOAHGS #WOAH100
More about it on the link in bio.
Animal health standards are important.
Our standards, first adopted in 1968, have become a reference for safe and transparent international trade, and for Members to base their policies and regulations on animal health, welfare and veterinary public health. Read about how they have evolved over a hundred years on the link in bio.

Animal health standards are important.
Our standards, first adopted in 1968, have become a reference for safe and transparent international trade, and for Members to base their policies and regulations on animal health, welfare and veterinary public health. Read about how they have evolved over a hundred years on the link in bio.
Andrea Lavarello-Schettini and Jean-Luc Angot spoke about WOAH, faxes and cows in this WOAH anniversary-special chat. Tune into the full exchange on the link in bio. #WOAH100

Andrea Lavarello-Schettini and Jean-Luc Angot spoke about WOAH, faxes and cows in this WOAH anniversary-special chat. Tune into the full exchange on the link in bio. #WOAH100
In a fun chat at the office in celebration of our 100th anniversary, Tianna and Madison talk about how past experiences have shaped our present and what innovative changes lie ahead for WOAH. Catch the entire conversation on the link in bio.

In a fun chat at the office in celebration of our 100th anniversary, Tianna and Madison talk about how past experiences have shaped our present and what innovative changes lie ahead for WOAH. Catch the entire conversation on the link in bio.
We may be 100 years old but not everything is about the past. What did we get up to on day 2 of #WOAHGS?
#WOAH100

We may be 100 years old but not everything is about the past. What did we get up to on day 2 of #WOAHGS?
#WOAH100