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Table 3 Goals, Strategic Interventions and Objectives of the Tanzania National One Health Strategic Plan

From: Building a functional national One Health platform: the case of Tanzania

Goals

Strategic Objectives

Timeline

Increase awareness on One Health for professionals, policymakers and the community

To increase awareness about One Health to 80% of at-risk population from identified priority zoonotic disease areas at all levels.

June 2020

To increase the knowledge base focused on One Health initiatives in 80% of preservice and 30% of in-services trainings.

July 2018

To increase awareness about One Health to 100% of policy and decision makers.

July 2020

Strengthen preparedness planning and improve the ability to respond to zoonotic disease outbreak at all levels (community, District, Regional and National)

To enhance institutional collaborative research projects on One Health by 60%.

2020

To coordinate the setting of One Health research priorities among all institutions.

2020

To Enhance communication linkages between One Health researchers and policy Makers.

2020

Improve the health of human, animal and environment through evidence-based research

To enhance institutional collaborative research projects on One Health by 60%.

2020

To coordinate the setting of One Health research priorities among all institutions.

2020

To Enhance communication linkages between One Health researchers and policy Makers.

2020

Provide functional and quality integrated human and animal health systems, at all levels, to reduce the burden of zoonotic diseases

To promote and strengthen integrated surveillance, prevention and control of zoonotic diseases in 12% of the districts annually.

2020

To enhance zoonotic disease diagnostic capacity at the national level (100%), zones and regions (60%) and district levels (30%).

2020

Strengthen institutional framework to support One Health implementation

To establish a cost effective and efficient One Health coordinating unit involving 80% of stakeholders, to be housed within the DMD PMO’s office.

July 2016

To establish a mechanism to facilitate and collaborate One Health activities with the relevant ministries, agencies and other organizations by average of 60%.

2020