Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
Duration: 2014-2019
Region: Worldwide
Country: Worldwide
Solutions: Global Health
The Preparedness and Response (P&R) project was one component of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT 2) program. The EPT initiative prepared for, detected, and responded to outbreaks such as Ebola, avian influenza, and MERS that move between animal and human populations. EPT is, in turn, part of the U.S. Global Health Security Agenda, which brings together U.S. Government agencies and other national governments to address natural and manmade disease threats worldwide.
P&R had a dual mandate to help countries design and implement national preparedness and response plans for public health events of unknown etiology and to establish and strengthen national One Health platforms. Our goal was to help address the practical issues confronting national governments as they strive to cope with the human, financial, and logistical constraints associated with pandemic threats. The objectives were:
The P&R project provided technical assistance to strengthen countries’ multisectoral preparedness efforts. Over the past four years, the project worked directly in 16 countries: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cote D’ Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Mali, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Vietnam.
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