Table 2 Institutional anchorage, structure and other attributes of the National One Health Platforms of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Platform “Anchor” Institution and chairs

Anchored at interministerial level, chaired by Ministry of Health

Anchored under Office of the Vice President with secretariat managed by National Public Health Institute of Liberia

Anchored at Ministry of Health, chaired by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environmental Protection Agency, and Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Number of Platform secretariat permanent members

4

8

4

Number of Platform secretariat non-permanent members

5

2

6

Total number of Platform secretariat members

9

8

10

Permanent Platform secretariat members

• Permanent Secretary

• M&E Officer

• Communications Officer

• Administrative Assistant

• One Health Coordinator

• M&E Officer

• Communications Officer

• Administrative Assistant

• Focal points from the animal, wildlife, human, and environmental health sectors (4 individuals)

• Permanent Secretary

• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

• Communications Officer

• Administrative Assistant

Non-Permanent Platform secretariat members

• One focal point from the animal health sector

• One focal point from the human health sector

• One focal point from the environment sector

• Representatives from international partners such as WHO and FAO

• Representatives from international organizations

• Two focal points from the animal health sector

• Two focal points from the human health sector

• Two focal points from the environment sector

• Representatives from international partners such as WHO and FAO

Number of permanent Technical Working Groups (TWGs)

4

5

4

Total number of TWGs

4 permanent + additional temporary structures

5 permanent + additional temporary structures

4 permanent + additional temporary structures

Permanent TWGs

Surveillance

Laboratory

Immunization

• Point of Entry

• Surveillance

• Laboratory

• Preparedness and Response

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

• Human Resource / workforce

• Surveillance

• Laboratory

• Immunization

• Point of Entry

Expected Ad Hoc TWGs

• AMR

• Not defined

• AMR