This plan will follow on from and build on the National Integrated Operational Program on Avian Influenza, Pandemic Preparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIPED), 2011-2015. It is expected to set out the overall framework for strengthening One Health in Viet Nam during this period, incorporating relevant top-line milestones from related national and international efforts in Viet Nam.
The consultation and drafting process will be led by the Government, with support on consultations and drafting from a consultant team (specialized in Animal and Human Health) mobilized by the One Health Partnership Secretariat Office with support from the USAID-funded project “Strengthening the Capacity for the Implementation of One Health in Viet Nam” (SCOH). It will take place from March to June, 2016.
As one of the key activities of this important mission, a “Consultation meeting on the development of Viet Nam Integrated National One Health Plan, 2016 – 2020” was held with the participation of more than 40 representatives coming from related national and international agencies. The purpose of the meeting was for the consultant team to present preliminary results after a consultation process with key stakeholders as well as to discuss further ideas, brainstorming and inputs or the development of the Plan. An initial Draft of the Plan will be circulated shortly and will undergo several rounds of consultation before being submitted to the Government for approval./.
