Arboviral disease surveillance staff perception of factors contributing to the a) success and b) barriers/challenges with respect to preparedness of arboviral diseases epidemics (ref Q54)

Country	Successes	Barriers
Bangladesh		Nothing significant
Bhutan	Focused on preventive measures (education on prevention and source reduction). Taskforce established to support the health team.	Limited knowledge/ no committed fund
India		Training is required on regular basis Detection of early warning signals for Prediction of outbreak and response plan
Indonesia
Maldives	HEOP endorsed, HEOC functional, Multi-stakeholder collaboration	Availability of appropriate staff for training, some are utilized for control and prevention of more than one program
Myanmar	Trained staff. Management of cases especially severe cases in the hospital. Availability of IEC materials. Community participation.	Incomplete report on patient location Limited human resources for case management. Limited resources for prevention and control materials Less community participation
Nepal	Allocation of budget for province/district and local level for community sensitization and search and destroy of mosquito larval. Supply of few numbers of RDTs for dengue diagnosis.	No system in place for routine vector surveillance that helps predict the dengue outbreak, lack of national contingency plan, lack of entomological staffs at various level of health system.
Sri Lanka
Thailand	Sufficient staff and budget for epidemic preparedness and response.
Timor-Leste