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Key Informant Interviews

 

During 2020-2021, RADAAR conducted 60 key informant interviews (KIIs) with stakeholders from Bangladesh, Nepal, Malawi, Timor-Leste, Uganda, and Viet Nam (online due to COVID-19 restrictions). A further 30 interviews were conducted at the regional/global level, with experts or those coordinating major initiatives, projects, and networks. The aim was to: inform the content/design for three regional data workshops in South/South-East Asia and Africa, and policy workshops for Asia and Africa; and to identify existing regional platforms for data-sharing and analysis between countries.

RADAAR Online Survey

 

In April 2021, RADAAR conducted an online survey with key stakeholders and country experts involved in shaping AMR prevention and control efforts, to inform the design and content of a series of regional data and policy workshops in Asia and Africa. A total of 205 respondents from 22 Fleming Fund priority countries completed the survey. RADAAR also organized three webinars for South/South-East Asia and Africa to facilitate the completion of the survey.

 

Based on the combined results of the interviews and surveys, the following documents have been produced. 

Catalyzing the Potential of Regional Action to Combat AMR

 

Well-coordinated surveillance strategies and information-sharing platforms are critical in generating evidence that can be used to reduce the impact of AMR at the local, national, regional and global level.

AMR and AMU/C national surveillance systems are being systematically strengthened in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through UK Aid’s Fleming Fund programme and other global initiatives. However, regional-level action in enhancing collaboration, coordination and information to mitigate AMR issues has not received the same attention. The RADAAR initiative aims to build the information necessary to develop a regional framework and platform for the sharing of One Health AMR and AMU/C data to the regional level, towards guiding regional and national policy and planning to combat AMR.

The sharing of data and information has remained a challenge and is limited by barriers at different levels. To address this issue, these assessments aimed to :

  • Identify barriers across the animal and human health sectors to the sharing of One Health AMR and AMU/C data
  • Map current data pathways
  • Assess current gaps and impediments where involvement at the regional level could add value
  • Collect thoughts and ideas from national, regional and global decision-makers and implementers on the utility and expectations of a regional level data foundation.

The three reports—led and developed by RADAAR consortium partner Public Health Surveillance Group (PHSG)—provide critical insights on data-sharing and the use of One Health data in Africa, South Asia, and South-East Asia.

  • William MacWright/Odile Le Minor/Shankar Yadav (PHSG) Catalyzing the Potential of Regional Action to Combat AMR: Critical Insights on Data Sharing and Use of One Health Data in Africa
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  • William MacWright/Patrick Gallagher/Shankar Yadav(PHSG) Catalyzing the Potential of Regional Action to Combat AMR: Critical Insights on Data Sharing and Use of One Health Data in South-East Asia
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