Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance

(MBDS)(MBDS)

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MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

Background

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

Canada’s GPP Contribution

(Canada’s Global Partnership Program)

MBDS

(Disease Surveillance)

Ministry / Government

APEIR

(Research)

University

Animal-human interface (zoonoses)

Cross-border cooperation

Risk communications

Policy research

MBDS

ICTs

HR devt - epidemiology

LabCommunity-

based surveillance

6 countries

Rest of the World Info

sharing

The MBDS core strategies - Inter-related & converge at X-BorderThe MBDS core strategies - Inter-related & converge at X-Border

MBDS Partners MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

MBDS Cross-Border Sites

Cambodia

China

Lao PDR

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

APEIR

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

The Asia Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) was initiated in

2006 to promote regional collaboration in avian influenza research. In 2009, the partnership

expanded its scope to include all emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). APEIR is a research

network, composed of researchers, practitioners and senior government officials from

Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

APEIR is built to develop a strong research network in Asia that generates 3M (multi-

disciplinary, multi-sector and multi-country) collaborative researches and actions on EIDs

based on ecohealth / onehealth concepts, and which facilitates communication and knowledge

sharing among countries to reduce the threat of EIDs and the burden on these countries,

especially on poor and marginalized groups in the region.

Mitigating Biosecurity Threats in Southeast Asia

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

General Objective

The overall objective of the project is to strengthen regional capacity for understanding,

preventing, preparing for, and responding to disease agents that have bioterrorism and/or

pandemic potential in Southeast Asia.

Specific Objectives

1.Develop a greater understanding of the risks of an infectious pandemic emerging from

natural, accidental or intentional means, at high-traffic border crossings in Southeast Asia.

2.Strengthen laboratory and field surveillance, diagnostics, prevention and response capacities

towards infectious pathogens with bioterrorism and/or pandemic potential.

3.Synergize efforts among partner GPP projects in laboratory capacity strengthening and web-

based pandemic risk assessment.

4.Build effective and efficient mechanisms for research to directly inform and shape regional

policies and practices in surveillance, outbreak investigation and response.

Action Plan

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1. Set up a joint APEIR-MBDS Core Team

2. Conduct Inception workshop and Project launching

3. Risk Management Training workshop for Bio Threat surveillance at XB areas

4. Biosafety & Biosecurity guideline development workshop

5. Evaluation the degree of cross border transmission of organism of interest in the cross borders

area

6. Cross Border Biosafety and Biosecurity detection by using developed guideline

7. Evaluate the result and sharing experience with other regional networks

8. Regular checking of regional / global Biosecurity signals and uploads to MBDS and APEIR

Websites and share with all stakeholders.

9. APEIR will develop the Biosecurity research databank.

10. MBDS will develop Mobile phone application for Biothreat surveillance.

11. Upload WHO Biosafety manuals, guidelines and other related documents into APEIR and

MBDS Website.

12. The developed field level Biosafety and Biosecurity manual will be applied in other MBDS

active cross border sites.

Project Cross Border Sites

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1. Thailand – Laos – Vietnam (Mukdahan – Savannakhet – Quang Tri)

2. Laos – Thailand (Champasack – Ubonratchathani)

3. China – Laos (Mengla – Luang Namtha)

4. Thailand – Cambodia (Sakaeo – Banteay Meanchey)

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

MBDS Cross border information exchange (Current)

Schedule of exchange and content :

• Within 24 hours of Diagnosis: H1N1/H5N1, AFP, SARS,

Cholera/ Severe Diarrhea, Encephalitis, Tetanus, Meningitis,

Diphtheria,

PHEIC

• Every Monday of the week: Leptospirosis, Chikungunya, Dengue

Fever, Typhoid Fever, Measles

• Every 5th day of each Month: Malaria, Pneumonia

• Quarterly (Every three months): HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

1. H1N1/H5N12. AFP3. SARS4. Cholera/ Severe Diarrhea5. Encephalitis6. Tetanus7. Meningitis8. Diphtheria9. PHEIC10. Leptospirosis11. Chikungunya12. Dengue Fever13. Typhoid Fever14. Measles15. Malaria16. Pneumonia 17. HIV/AIDS18. Tuberculosis

Specific organisms of interest

1. Influenza(Importance of air-borne disease)

3. Salmonellosis(Importance of food-borne diseases )

2. Melioidosis

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

APEIR(Research)

Lead research

Data collection

Capacity building

(Lab and researcher)

Risk management workshop

Policy synthesis workshop

Lab Equipment

Collaboration

Ext consultant

M & E

MBDS(Disease Surveillance)

Strengthen Bio Threat Surveillance

Risk Management workshop

Develop Biosafety Training manual

Capacity building

Surveillance equipment & PPE

Development of Surveillance application

Policy synthesis workshop

Biosafety and Biosecurity web page

Collaboration with APEIR

Ext Consultant

M & E

OTHERS(Lab, Technical)

ASEAN

WHO EDPLN

Bio Diaspora

IFBA

CORDS

Share network collaboration experience other networks

Strengthen Bio Threat Surveillance in MBDS

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

Risk Management workshop (with APEIR and CORDS)

Research for specific organisms of interest (with APEIR)

Policy synthesis workshop (with APEIR)

Updating information from MBDS Bio Threat web page

Development of Biosafety Manual (with IFBA) in local languages

Development of mobile application for XB disease surveillance (Biodata signs

and symptoms, photo, location and other related information)

Training Bio Threat Surveillance at selected project area

Provide surveillance equipments and reporting apparatus

Information sharing, networking and transfer of experience to other networks

* IFBA: International Federation of Biosafety Associations

Future for Collaboration

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MBDS as Platform for program implementation

MBDS has cover Six Mekong Countries international XB checkpoint area

Provincials / States Health Officials are Coordinators (focal) for MBDS

XB XC program

Identified role and responsibility for all XB Coordinators

MBDS Programs are inline with National Disease Surveillance System

Network collaboration, policy guidance, full time secretariat

Trust and mutual understanding are key of MBDS

MEKONG BASIN DISEASE SURVELLANCE (MBDS)

Thank you very much! http://www.mbdsfoundation.net/