Dr Ronello C. Abila is the Sub-Regional Representative for South-East Asia of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE). Dr Ronello C. Abila is the Sub-Regional Representative for South-East Asia of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE). Dr Abila is a Filipino Veterinarian who graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the University of the Philippines and a Master of Science in Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine from Free University of Berlin, Germany. Dr Abila joined the OIE in June 2004 as Regional Coordinator of SEAFMD Campaign, and in September 2007 he was given additional task to manage the OIE/AusAID Programme on Strengthening Veterinary Services in South East Asia until March 2009. In April 2009, he was appointed as the OIE Sub-Regional Representative concurrent with his position as Regional Coordinator of SEAFMD Campaign. Dr Abila has a wide experience in managing disease control programs. Among the major contributions of Dr Abila is the development of the SEACFMD Roadmap 2020 and in assisting countries to control FMD. Dr Abila is instrumental in the eradication of FMD in the Philippines, and in various OIE support to control FMD in Myanmar and Lao PDR. He also coordinate the sub-regional control of rabies in South-East Asia supported by One Health Component of the STANDZ programme. He supervised the development of a South-East Asia Dog Rabies Elimination Strategy which was later transformed into the ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategy (ARES).

Dr Ronello C. Abila is the Sub-Regional Representative for South-East Asia of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE). Dr Ronello C. Abila is the Sub-Regional Representative for South-East Asia of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE). Dr Abila is a Filipino Veterinarian who graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the University of the Philippines and a Master of Science in Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine from Free University of Berlin, Germany. Dr Abila joined the OIE in June 2004 as Regional Coordinator of SEAFMD Campaign, and in September 2007 he was given additional task to manage the OIE/AusAID Programme on Strengthening Veterinary Services in South East Asia until March 2009. In April 2009, he was appointed as the OIE Sub-Regional Representative concurrent with his position as Regional Coordinator of SEAFMD Campaign. Dr Abila has a wide experience in managing disease control programs. Among the major contributions of Dr Abila is the development of the SEACFMD Roadmap 2020 and in assisting countries to control FMD. Dr Abila is instrumental in the eradication of FMD in the Philippines, and in various OIE support to control FMD in Myanmar and Lao PDR. He also coordinate the sub-regional control of rabies in South-East Asia supported by One Health Component of the STANDZ programme. He supervised the development of a South-East Asia Dog Rabies Elimination Strategy which was later transformed into the ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategy (ARES).

Dr Ronello C. Abila is the Sub-Regional Representative for South-East Asia of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE). Dr Ronello C. Abila is the Sub-Regional Representative for South-East Asia of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE). Dr Abila is a Filipino Veterinarian who graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the University of the Philippines and a Master of Science in Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine from Free University of Berlin, Germany. Dr Abila joined the OIE in June 2004 as Regional Coordinator of SEAFMD Campaign, and in September 2007 he was given additional task to manage the OIE/AusAID Programme on Strengthening Veterinary Services in South East Asia until March 2009. In April 2009, he was appointed as the OIE Sub-Regional Representative concurrent with his position as Regional Coordinator of SEAFMD Campaign. Dr Abila has a wide experience in managing disease control programs. Among the major contributions of Dr Abila is the development of the SEACFMD Roadmap 2020 and in assisting countries to control FMD. Dr Abila is instrumental in the eradication of FMD in the Philippines, and in various OIE support to control FMD in Myanmar and Lao PDR. He also coordinate the sub-regional control of rabies in South-East Asia supported by One Health Component of the STANDZ programme. He supervised the development of a South-East Asia Dog Rabies Elimination Strategy which was later transformed into the ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategy (ARES).