Animal Health Australia manages the National Animal Health Information Program (NAHIP). It is an ongoing collaboration between governments, livestock industries and Wildlife Health Australia to collate surveillance and monitoring data and provide an overview of animal health in Australia. The program maintains a database management system named the National Animal Health information System (NAHIS) and produces the Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly Report and Animal Health in Australia Report.
Objectives of the NAHIP are to:
- Collect summary data on animal health status and surveillance from the Australian, state and territory governments, and selected non-government agencies as required by Animal Health Australia members;
- Manage, analyse and report data to accurately reflect Australia’s animal health status as well as its surveillance and disease control activities and capabilities;
- Identify needs and priorities for collating and reporting summary animal health information and required enhancements to the NAHIS.
