Table 5.
Suggested actions to develop strategies against zoonotic diseases.
| Proposed activities | Ministries involved | Partners |
|---|---|---|
| Theme 1: Standardized data sharing mechanism | ||
| Establish a National One Health committee with specific terms of reference (ToR) and standardized operational procedures (SOPs) to review National legislation to facilitate the implementation of IHR in the animal health sector | MOA/ MOH & All relevant sectors | Nationals to complete |
| Consultation meeting to discuss the development of electronic information sharing platform data sharing between surveillance in both animal and public health sectors | MOA/MOH | WHO/FAO/OIE |
| Training personnel on animal disease data reporting | MOA/MOH | WHO/FAO/OIE |
| Conduct regular meeting between private and public sectors to expand the reporting sources to private sectors | MOA/MOH | Nationals to complete |
| Meeting with relevant stakeholders to develop joint surveillance system SOPs | MOA/MOH | Nationals to complete |
| Prepare Legal framework for Zoonotic diseases reporting | MOA/MOH/ Ministry of Justice | Nationals to complete |
| Multisector meeting to develop event-based surveillance system and/or syndromic platform | MOA/MOH & other relevant sectors | Nationals to complete |
| Development of subnational (Governorates) strategies and operational plan for Zoonosis | MOA/MOH & other relevant sectors | Nationals to complete |
| Review of subnational legislation, policies, rules, and administrative arrangements in light of revised national policy and legislation. | MOA/MOH & other relevant sectors | Nationals to complete |
| Conducting a training needs assessment for both sectors (Human and Animals) | MOH/ MOA | WHO/OIE/FAO/JUST |
| Develop and conduct Continuous Professional Training | MOH/ MOA | WHO/OIE/FAO/JUST |
| Develop and implement short in-service and refresher training modules on zoonotic diseases (surveillance, lab diagnosis sample shipment, etc.) for health & non-health professionals | MOH/ MOA | WHO/OIE/FAO/JUST |
| Reviewing the existing training modules/plans and developing/implementing comprehensive in-service and refresher courses/modules training modules on surveillance, lab diagnosis, and sample shipment for the field and lab persons | MOH/ MOA | WHO/OIE/FAO/JUST |
| Theme 2: Event-based surveillance systems and communication channels for zoonotic events | ||
| Preparing national Zoonotic Disease Plan for zoonotic diseases | MOA/ MOH | One Health Committee |
| Enhance communication between sectors | MOA/ MOH | One Health Committee |
| Animal health legislations updating | MOA | National Authorities |
| Jointly analysis of the zoonotic diseases data for appropriate planning of joined response. | MOA/ MOH | MOH/MOA/WHO/FAO/OIE |
| Include one health concept in teaching and training curricula for medical and veterinary sciences | MOA/ MOH/ JUST | JUST |
| Advocacy and awareness sessions to be implemented for public and private professionals (health/non-health) for reporting of zoonotic pathogens for better control measures | MOA/ MOH | WHO/ FAO |
| Implementation of communication plans developed for risk communication to the general population on prevention/reporting of zoonotic diseases | MOA/ MOH | WHO/ FAO |
Abbreviations: ToR: Terms of Reference; SOPs: Standardized Operational Procedures; IHR: International Health Regulations; MOA: Ministry of Agriculture; MOH: Ministry of Health; WHO: World Health Organization; FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; OIE: World Organization for Animal Health; JUST: Jordan University of Science and Technology.