Community outreach staff perceptions of factors contributing to the a) success and b) barriers/challenges with respect to community participation (ref Q46)

Country	Successes	Barriers
Australia
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China	Responsibility, government attention, necessary communication skills and sufficient technical materials.	The understanding of the masses and the mobilization ability of the community
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
Japan
Kiribati
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia	Appropriate platform for information dissemination, eg. social media	Community uptake of health messages
Nauru
Papua New Guinea	Knowledge; training , resource support and community support
Philippines	Constant and regular releases of the IEC materials means the masses are informed	Mostly focused content on Dengue (not as focused on other diseases) Probable desensitizing to similar contents released
Singapore	The variety of communication platforms adopted can reach a wide audience to address public concerns; The national agencies have well-established links with community organizations for rapid information dissemination.	Increased complacency of the population to endemic diseases e.g. dengue, due to over sensitisation and alert fatigue
Vanuatu	IEC Materials and messages available	Lack of human resources and trainings
Viet Nam		Have collaborators in provinces but now it has been interrupted due to lack of funding