Project Summary
The project “Strengthening capacity for the implementation of One Health in Viet Nam” (SCOH), which was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Viet Nam Government and managed by the United Nations Development Plan (UNDP). The project included two phases: Phase 1 (September 2013 – August 2016) and Phase 2 (August 2016 – July 2019) with a budget of approximately USD 2,000,000. The two partners who implemented the SCOH 1 and 2 were the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). Project activities were managed day-to-day by the National Project Management Board and the Partnership for Avian and Human Influenza Office (PAHI) during 2012 – 2015 and by the One Health Partnership Office (OHP) from March 2016.
- SCOH1 has 2 specific objectives and 12 outputs to moderate the collaboration between PAHI and 26 organizational members to implement the One Health approach in the Viet Nam National Integrated Operational Program on Avian Influenza, Pandemic Preparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011 – 2015 (AIPED)
- SCOH2 builds on the results of the SCOH-1 and earlier activities to strengthen overall national One Health capacity and operationalization in Viet Nam. The OHP had 6 focuses: (1) appealing the participation of relevant agencies in One Health; (2) coordinating the collaboration; (3) implementing policy advocacy; (4) conducting joint-sectoral planning; (5) supporting the data analysis and monitoring for decision making; and (6) mobilizing and promoting resources. SCOH2 engaged 28 organizational members to implement the One Health “Strategic Plan for Zoonotic Diseases (OHSP) 2016-2020” which focused on 3 areas: (1) Applying One Health approaches for managing human disease emergencies of zoonotic origin; (2) Applying One Health approaches for controlling zoonotic agents with pandemic potential that are yet to emerge, especially in wildlife; and (3) enhancing Viet Nam’s active position in global act for One Health approach and Global Health Security.
Evaluation Objectives
The objectives of the evaluation are to assess the achievement of project results, and to draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming. A particular focus of the evaluation will be to identify options to ensure that the Government of Viet Nam is able to continue the core functions of the Viet Nam One Health Partnership (OHP) in support of overall coordination and joint monitoring of progress on One Health in Viet Nam through (and potentially beyond) the period of the OHSP.
Please read the final evaluation’s executive summary here
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