Table 3 Key milestones formalizing National One Health Platforms in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

One Health stakeholder mapping, sensitizations, and formative multisectoral stakeholder meetings

October 2016 – May 2018

October 2016 – September 2018

April 2016 – September 2018

Platform roles and responsibilities defined; governance manual developed*

February 2017

Governance Manual:

May 2018

October 2017–September 2018

Governance Manual: February 2018

September – November 2016

Governance Manual:

October 2018

Platform organizational structure defined

September – November 2016

October to November 2016

September – November 2016

Platform focal points designated

October – November 2016

In process

May 2017

Legal framework established

July 31, 2017

Key features:

Interministerial Government Joint Order signed by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, Water, and Forests, Ministry of Livestock and Animal Production, and Secretary General

June 28, 2017

Key features:

Declaration of Commitment between Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, National Disaster Management Agency, Forestry Development Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, the National Public Health Institute, and Office of the Vice President.

June 15, 2017

Key features:

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environmental Protection Agency, and additional line ministries

Platform launched

April 2017

June 2017

June 2017