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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