Table 3.
Goals, Strategic Interventions and Objectives of the Tanzania National One Health Strategic Plan
| Goals | Strategic Objectives | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Increase awareness on One Health for professionals, policymakers and the community | To increase awareness about One Health to 80% of at-risk population from identified priority zoonotic disease areas at all levels. | June 2020 |
| To increase the knowledge base focused on One Health initiatives in 80% of preservice and 30% of in-services trainings. | July 2018 | |
| To increase awareness about One Health to 100% of policy and decision makers. | July 2020 | |
| Strengthen preparedness planning and improve the ability to respond to zoonotic disease outbreak at all levels (community, District, Regional and National) | To enhance institutional collaborative research projects on One Health by 60%. | 2020 |
| To coordinate the setting of One Health research priorities among all institutions. | 2020 | |
| To Enhance communication linkages between One Health researchers and policy Makers. | 2020 | |
| Improve the health of human, animal and environment through evidence-based research | To enhance institutional collaborative research projects on One Health by 60%. | 2020 |
| To coordinate the setting of One Health research priorities among all institutions. | 2020 | |
| To Enhance communication linkages between One Health researchers and policy Makers. | 2020 | |
| Provide functional and quality integrated human and animal health systems, at all levels, to reduce the burden of zoonotic diseases | To promote and strengthen integrated surveillance, prevention and control of zoonotic diseases in 12% of the districts annually. | 2020 |
| To enhance zoonotic disease diagnostic capacity at the national level (100%), zones and regions (60%) and district levels (30%). | 2020 | |
| Strengthen institutional framework to support One Health implementation | To establish a cost effective and efficient One Health coordinating unit involving 80% of stakeholders, to be housed within the DMD PMO’s office. | July 2016 |
| To establish a mechanism to facilitate and collaborate One Health activities with the relevant ministries, agencies and other organizations by average of 60%. | 2020 |