On February 27, 2023, a contract was signed for the grant allocation by the European Commission (hereinafter – EC) for the project "Implementation of the collection and reporting of data on sales and use of antimicrobials in animals for the period 2022 – 2027".
The overall objective of this project is to ensure the development of a data collection system on the volume of sales and use of antimicrobial medicinal products in animals in Latvia, broken down by animal species and categories, as well as the reporting of this data to the European Medicines Agency (hereinafter – EMA) in accordance with the requirements set out in the European Union (hereinafter – EU) regulations.
Within the framework of the project, the Veterinary e-health information system (hereinafter – eVETIS) is being developed, and the Veterinary medicinal products registration information system (hereinafter – VEZIRS) is being modernized.
eVETIS and VEZIRS will allow the collection of large volumes of high-quality data on the volume of sales and on the use of medicinal products in animals, as well as ensure compliance with the EU regulatory requirement to report data on the volume of sales and use of antimicrobial medicinal products in animals to the EMA.
Total project cost: EUR 414,455.94 (the project is fully funded by the EC).
Project partner: Food and Veterinary Service.
Project implementation period: the duration of the project is 72 months, starting from 01.03.2023.