Category | Facilitators of integration |
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Formal governance and leadership structures | Existence of a National Standing Committee on Zoonoses. |
Full operationalisation of existing memorandum of understanding between ICAR and ICMR on zoonotic diseases. | |
High-level political support/ commitment | |
Clear delineation of sectoral roles | Assignment of responsibilities/ roles defining for each sector/ department – e.g. Action Plan on Avian Influenza which has a clear delineation of the respective sectoral/ departmental roles and responsibilities for effective prevention and control of avian influenza. |
Cross-sectoral relationships based on shared understanding of the problem. | |
Developing clear operational guidelines and frameworks for cross-sectoral collaboration. | |
Improving communication and working relationships | Building joint communication platform for data sharing on zoonoses based on existing human (IDPS) and animal disease (NADRES) reporting systems. |
Leverage on past and on-going collaborative mechanisms – e.g. Action Plan on Avian Influenza involving all relevant sectors/ departments for effective prevention and control of Avian Influenza. | |
Building on existing informal networks/ mechanisms. | |
Resourcing considerations | Sectoral national and state funding for disease control and surveillance programmes in human and animal health. |
Regularisation of capacity building programmes in the areas of diagnostics and joint outbreak investigations – e.g. KFD technical training and capacity building on outbreak investigations. | |
Technical support from international agencies and partners. |