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