ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses (ACCAHZ) was established to facilitate and provide a framework of cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member States (AMS) with relevant Dialogue Partners, Development Partners, and other stakeholders to prevent, control, and eradicate Transboundary Animal Disesases, Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and zoonoses in ASEAN. The ACCAHZ also aims to contribute toward food security and safety, poverty alleviation, and the well-being and livelihood of the peoples of ASEAN.
ACCAHZ is an inter-governmental organisation; it shall be conferred with legal personality as may be required to exercise its functions, including, among other things, the capacity to enter into contracts, acquire and dispose of movable, immovable properties, and be a party to legal proceedings.