Presence of a community outreach program that also covers arboviral diseases

Community outreach program presence, leadership, and geographic scope (ref Q43, 43b, 43c)

Country

In place

Entity in charge

Scope

Afghanistan

Yes

Surveillance department of the MOPH

Countrywide

Bahrain

No


Djibouti

Yes

Health Promotion Directorate

Countrywide

Egypt


Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Yes

Communicable Control Diseases office (Communicable Surveillance Diseases) and Aedes Borne Diseases Control Program

Countrywide

Iraq

No


Jordan

No

Parasitic Disease department and onehealth department.


Kuwait


Lebanon

No


Libya

No


Morocco

No


Oman

Yes

Health promotion and Community mobilization

Countrywide

Pakistan

No

Primary and seconday healhcare department punjab,
DHO Islamabad,
Primary health department Sindh
DG KPK

No outreach programme

Palestinian Territory


Qatar

No


Saudi Arabia

I don't know


Somalia

No


Sudan


Syrian Arab Republic


Tunisia

Yes

The National Observatory for New and Emerging Diseases supports public awareness of the dangers associated with the emergence of arboviruses. it proceeds by developing educational materials: leaflets, posters, television and radio spots

Countrywide
television and radio spots are broadcast by national television in the event of an epidemic and at the start of each season
local radios also broadcast educational messages
officials at the regional health directorate ensure community education

United Arab Emirates

No


Yemen

Yes

MOPHP in coordination with education and other sectors (IVM steering committee)

Only selected areas
Areas that include the vector or cases.


Is the community outreach/social mobilization program sufficiently funded to cover staff time, prevention and outreach activities as needed? (ref Q43d)

Country

Response

Afghanistan

No

Bahrain

Djibouti

No

Egypt

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

No

Iraq

Jordan

Don't know

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Pakistan

No

Palestinian Territory

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

Yes

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

No


Resources needed to ensure adequate community outreach capacity (ref Q43e)

Country

Educational materials for the public

Educational and reference materials for providers

Educational and reference materials for local health departments

Additional staff

Staff training

Other

Afghanistan

X

X

X

X

X

Djibouti

X

X

X

Risk communication training

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

X

X

X

X

X

Jordan

X

X

X

Oman

X

Pakistan

X

Tunisia

X

X

X

Yemen

X

X

X

X

X


Regular training sessions for staff in charge of community sensitization, mobilisation and acceptance of interventions dedicated to control arboviral diseases (ref Q45)

Country

Response

Comments

Afghanistan

I don't know

Bahrain

No

Djibouti

No

Egypt

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Yes

Iraq

No

Jordan

No

NO COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM

Kuwait

Lebanon

No

Libya

No

Morocco

No

Oman

Yes

Pakistan

Yes

However, no training programs for community level stakeholders

Palestinian Territory

Qatar

No

Saudi Arabia

Yes

Somalia

No

The training are done adhoc

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

No

United Arab Emirates

No

Yemen

Yes

In response to control outbreaks and during vector control campaigns.