The PVS Information System (PVS IS) will go live at the 91st General Session on the occasion of WOAH’s centenary.

To ensure a seamless launch of the PVIS IS, WOAH’s Capacity Building Department conducted the second series of many training activities, with the support of specialised service providers SysReforms International and One Health Epi Consulting. From 4 to 7 December 2023, WOAH staff learned how to use the PVS IS through sessions that familiarised participants with the information system and provided hands-on experience. This training followed others already held last quarter for Delegates at the Regional Conferences for the Middle East and for Asia Pacific.

A soft launch will progressively unveil the Information System to WOAH’s network – its staff, Members, PVS experts, partners, and donors – before culminating in its global launch in May 2024. Training is a crucial aspect of this soft launch phase, ensuring that all users will be able to benefit from the System’s innovative opportunities. In the months leading up to the launch, the PVS IS will enter the data validation stage: Members will be invited to participate in the collective validation of the PVS Pathway data appearing in the dynamic dashboards. These will display unprecedented indicators using extracted qualitative data. Members with feedback or questions are invited to contact pvs@woah.org with any queries related to how to use the data in the System.

A wealth of data at your disposal

 The PVS IS caters to the direct stakeholders of the PVS Pathway, which include Delegates and National Focal Points, institutional partners and donors, as well as PVS Experts who provide expertise and conduct PVS missions upon the request of WOAH Members. Delegates and National Focal Points will have a wealth of data at their disposal. Via interactive visuals and graphics, this data will clearly show the strengths, weakness, and recommendations to decision-makers for more impactful investment case development for the Veterinary Services.

The PVS IS aims to meet the evolving needs of Veterinary Services, to facilitate performance improvements by offering greater insight in addition to the narrative-based PVS Reports. Offering a complete documentation of the performance of the Veterinary Services, the PVS Report contains insights unlocked by WOAH so that governments, investors, and partners can access, use, and act upon their recommendations more easily.

Unlocking the power of historical data and insight 

The innovation behind the PVS IS unlocks the power of historical data and insight contained in PVS Reports. Focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for each PVS Critical Competency, WOAH has migrated all essential information to its database. This allows for a quick and systematic analysis of PVS trends.

For the first time, WOAH is using natural language processing and machine learning. A key result of this novel approach is greater insight into the most common and persistent recommendations, strengths and weaknesses of the Veterinary Services across the globe. Members can access this analysis via interactive dashboards with major indicators updated in real time as new data becomes available.

The PVS IS is designed to maintain the same level of confidentiality that Members have already established for all existing PVS Reports. While each Member will be able to view their own data securely, they will not have permission to view any other Member’s identifiable data.  All interactive dashboards will present all PVS data anonymously and grouped as a cohort analysis, to respect each Member’s preferences and confidentiality.

Stay tuned for updates including training opportunities!

Contact: Jennifer Lasley (j.lasley@woah.org) and Barbara Alessandrini, WOAH Capacity Building Department

Photo: SysReforms International and One Health Epi Consulting joins WOAH’s PVS IS Project Team for training of WOAH Staff in December 2023 – © WOAH/A. Ginzburg