Dear Colleagues,

Below are components and respective areas/action for PPR plan recommended by
SAARC delegates in a meeting:

 


Policy

Human resource;

Vaccination - coverage & frequency (mass, targeted, etc);

Vaccine bank;

Participation in regional strategy.


Institutional setup and capacity 

building

institutional set up and  institutional linkages /Implementing capacity;

Capacity building (human resource, lab reagents);

Research-local & regional knowledge generation;  

Vaccine bank; 


Outbreak Response / Contingency plan

Response mechanisms;

Contingency plan/guidelines;

Outbreak investigation SOP; 

Quarantine procedures;


Legislation

Legal policy for PPR control 

o Before outbreak 

o During outbreak 

o Livestock movement control .

Import/export of live animals 


Epidemiology & Surveillance 

Information sharing at national/regional/ global level; 

Surveillance strategy /plan and activities; 

Reliable and authentic data; 

Epidemiology of PPR outbreaks; 

Risk factor analysis/Identification hotspots; 

National serological surveillance; 

 Value chain evaluation/analysis; 

 Disease reporting system; 

Import risk analysis;


Vaccine and vaccination

Quality;

Availability; 

production capacity in-country; 

 Resources available for vaccine production; 

GLP & Cold chain maintenance;   

Vaccine bank; 

Marker vaccine production/DIVA system;


Diagnosis

Laboratory testing facilities;  

 Field diagnostic test; 

Laboratory diagnostic test; 

 Diagnostic reagent availability/production; 

 Harmonization of diagnostic protocols;


Impact assessment

Systematic Socio- economic impact assessment 


Advocacy and Communication

Advocacy;   

 Awareness and communication; 

Strengthening regional communication;  


Monitoring and evaluation

Independent monitoring and evaluation

 

Akram


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