LAO PDR –28 February RESPOND Team Members

1. LAO PDR –28 February RESPONDTeam Members Brian McLaughlin Regional Program Manager Stan Fenwick Senior Technical AdvisorDave Smith Wildlife Biologist Nancy Claxton Regional Training Manager

2. RESPOND Partner Organizations • Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) –lead • Tufts University • University of Minnesota • Training Resources Group • Ecology and Environment

3. Geographic Focus – Southeast Asia Mekong Basin

4. RESPOND Support to Southeast Asia • Thailand* • Laos • Cambodia • Vietnam • Burma • Yunnan/Guangxi (China) • Philippines • Indonesia • Malaysia

5. RESPOND’s Goal in Southeast Asia The goal of RESPOND is to assist government(s) to strengthen emerging infectious disease outbreak response capacity across all sectors with responsibility for the health of humans, domestic animals and wildlife.

6. Transitioning Current Workforce Reflect national strategies and regional & international health priorities. Work with Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Natural Resources to identify needs & design country-specific solutions Build cross-sectoral skills and knowledge. Encourage One Health networks. Strengthen career path development. .

7. RESPOND’s Southeast Asian Aims To offer technical support and expertise to government(s) in the areas of: • Government in-service capacity building • University networking and capacity building • Wildlife health capacity building • Community level capacity building

8. Government In-Service Capacity Building • Strengthening capacity of provincial and district-level One Health outbreak response teams to investigate, respond to and control future outbreaks of Emerging Infectious Diseases • Strengthening applied epidemiology training

9. Broaden public health to improve outbreak response Strengthening trainers, mentors and supervisors of One Health outbreak response teams for long-term sustainability Educating communities through short-term training on disease response Developing quality training materials & methodologies

10. University Networking and Capacity Building • Facilitating the creation and development of a sustainable university One Health network in South East Asia including Schools of Veterinary Medicine, Public Health, Medicine and Allied Sciences • Assisting universities with capacity building in the One Health area – One Health curriculum development, faculty linkages, workshops, staff development and mentoring arrangements between schools

11. One Health University Network in Southeast Asia

12. Wildlife Health Capacity Building – 1 • If EPT is primarily concerned with wildlife diseases jumping to humans • Then it follows that the earliest possible detection should be while the threat is still primarily confined to wild animals • Forestry and wildlife departments in Southeast Asia are therefore a critical component of One Health and early response to an EPT

13. Wildlife Health Capacity Building –2 • Developing the capacity of government wildlife workers (e.g. rangers, biologists) to act as ‘first responders’ in wildlife disease surveillance activities • Enhancing capacity of veterinary professionals to develop wildlife disease surveillance programs and investigate outbreaks of disease in wildlife • Strengthening regional networks and linkages between wildlife workers, veterinarians and medical professionals in a One Health approach to investigating infectious diseases of human importance in wildlife

14. Wildlife Health Capacity Building –3 Building capacity of Wildlife Rangers and Veterinarians to be the first line of surveillance Proper sampling protocols Safety protocols

15. Outcomes of RESPOND’s Activities A strong, sustainable network of veterinary, medical and allied professionals working together to promote a One Health approach to the investigation, response, and control of future Emerging Infectious Diseases Formation of an effective national, transboundary and regional One Health trained government workforce to respond to emerging pandemic threats.