Table 9 National preparedness and response plans (PRPs)
From: Building a functional national One Health platform: the case of Tanzania
PRPs | Coordination | Sector involved in the plan | Context and purpose of the plan |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Tanzania emergency preparedness and response plan (TEPRP), 2012 | Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) | Multiple sectors and wide distribution of primary responsibilities among sectors including non-state actors, volunteer organizations, etc. | A multi-hazard functional plan that facilitates coordination to address any emergency, major disaster or imminent threats that Tanzania may face |
2. National Avian and Pandemic Influenza Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (NAPIP) 2011 | Prime Minister’s Office | Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries (MLDF), Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH & SW) as the lead ministries | Revision of a previous national avian influenza PRP of 2006–2009 to prevent incursion and spread of both the avian and human pandemic influenzas, taking into account new knowledge and dynamics in the influenzas |
3. National Avian Influenza: Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategic Plan (2006/2007–2008/2009) (NAI EPRP) | Prime Minister’s Office | Multiple sectors with Agriculture, Health and Environment stated as lead sectors in most aspects of the plan | Developed in response to imminent threats of spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) from Asia. It followed multisectoral guidelines developed by FAO, OIE and WHO. Its purpose was to prevent incursion and spread HPAI in Tanzania |
4. National Ebola and Marburg Preparedness and Response Contingency Plan, 2015 (NEM PRP) | PMO with Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as lead sector | Multiple sectors involved with Health Sector stated as lead sector in most aspects of the plan | Developed in response to imminent threat of spread of Ebola following the 2014 epidemic in some countries in West Africa. Guided by WHO guidelines to prevent its incursion and spread |
5. Emergency Measures for Control of Rift Valley Fever in Tanzania, 2007 (RVF CP) | PMO | Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries (MLDF), Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH & SW) as the lead ministries | Developed during a Rift Valley Fever outbreak in Tanzania as an emergency plan to control the outbreak |