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. 2008 Apr 1;23(3):161–169. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czn004

Table 1.

African country national strategic pandemic influenza plans

COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS: 35
Country Date of plan publication/ Number of pages Source/Plan web reference (if available) Date documents accessed
Benin Feb 2006 48 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Benin/Plan%20Benin.doc 4 Apr 2007
Botswana Draft 28 pages OCHA 4 Apr 2007
Burkina Faso Oct 2005 17 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Burkina%20Faso/Burkina%20Faso.doc 4 Apr 2007
Cameroon Mar-Oct 2006 69 pages AU-IBAR 28 May 2007
Cape Verde Feb 2006 20 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Cap%20Vert/Plan%20lutte%20contre%20gripe%20aviaire-version%20francaise.doc 4 Apr 2007
Central African Republic Feb 2006 22 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/RCA/RCA.doc 4 Apr 2007
Democratic Republic of Congo NA 47 pages AU-IBAR 28 May 2007
Egypt Mar 2007 75 pages CDC 30 May 2007
Gabon Jan 2006 18 pages WHO 4 Apr 2007
Gambia Feb 2006 26 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Gambia/AVIAN%20FLU%20PROPOSAL%20FINAL.doc 4 Apr 2007
Ghana Feb 2006 35 pages AU-IBAR 28 May 2007
Guinea Mar 2006 24 pages AU-IBAR 28 May 2007
Guinea Bissau Mar 2006 14 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Guinea%20Bissau/Guinea%20Bissau.doc (translation) 4 Apr 2007
Ivory Cost Mar 2006 35 pages AU-IBAR 28 May 2007
Kenya 2005 58 pages UN 11 Jun 2007
Lesotho Nov 2005 22 pages http://www.sahims.net/doclibrary/Sahims_Documents/2006/mar/Avian%20flu/Country%20contingency%20plans/Lesotho%20National%20Avian%20Flu%20Plan.doc 4 Apr 2007
Liberia NA 20 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Liberia/Joint%20National%20Proposal%20on%20Avian%20Influenza_Finalized.doc 4 Apr 2007
Madagascar NA 7 pages OCHA 4 Apr 2007
Malawi Mar 2006 36 pages http://www.sahims.net/doclibrary/Sahims_Documents/2006/mar/Avian%20flu/Country%20contingency%20plans/Malawi%20AHI%20national%20implementation%20plan%20for%202006.doc 4 Apr 2007
Mauritania Jan 2006 24 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Mauritania/Mauritania.doc 4 Apr 2007
Morocco plus Western Sahara Feb 2006 61 pages http://www.sante.gov.ma/Departements/DELM/Grippe/PNPRPG%20-%20version%20finale.pdf 4 Apr 2007
Namibia Nov 2005 37 pages http://www.sahims.net/doclibrary/Sahims_Documents/2006/mar/Avian%20flu/Country%20contingency%20plans/Namibia%20MoHSS%20Con.Plan%20%20Avian%20Flu%202006.doc 4 Apr 2007
Niger Mar 2006 91 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Niger/Niger%20PLAN%20URGENCE%20GRIPPE%20AVIAIRE_8Mars2006.doc 4 Apr 2007
Nigeria Mar 2007 96 pages UN 18 Jun 2007
Rwanda Mar 2006 45 pages http://altair.undp.org/documents/9099-Rwanda_National_Pandemic_Plan.doc 4 Apr 2007
Senegal Oct 2005 20 pages http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/4_countryprofiles/aipreparedness/Senegal/Plan%20Sénégal.doc 4 Apr 2007
Seychelles 2006 47 pages USAID 8 May 2007
Sierra Leone Jun 2006 35 pages http://altair.undp.org/documents/7362-Plan_of_Action_for_the_Prevention_and_Control_of_Avian_Influenza_in_Sierra_Leone.doc 4 Apr 2007
South Africa Feb 2006 38 pages www.sahims.net/.../Sahims_Documents/2007/feb/avianflu/Influenza%20Preparedness%20Plan%20Final%20Draft.pdf - 4 Apr 2007
Swaziland Apr 2006 12 pages OCHA 4 Apr 2007
Tanzania Mar 2006 31 pages Ministry of Livestock Development of the United Republic of Tanzania 4 Apr 2007
Togo Apr 2006 20 pages AU-IBAR 28 May 2007
Uganda Apr 2006 64 pages UN 12 Jun 2007
Zambia Nov 2005 15 pages http://www.sahims.net/doclibrary/Sahims_Documents/2006/mar/Avian%20flu/Country%20contingency%20plans/Zambia%20national%20AHI%20response%20plan.doc 4 Apr 2007
Zimbabwe NA 58 pages http://www.sahims.net/doclibrary/Sahims_Documents/2007/feb/avianflu/ZIMBABWE%20AVIAN%20INFLUENZA%20PREPAREDNESS%20PLAN.pdf 4 Apr 2007
COUNTRIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS: 18
Country plans in process and not evaluated Country plans for avian influenza only No information available
Angola, Algeria, Burundi, Congo Republic (Congo Brazzaville), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe Chad, Mali Comoros, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Tunisia