GMS-CDC

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What is the GMS CDC Project?

• Strengthen national surveillance and response systems;
• Improve CDC for vulnerable groups; and
• Strengthen regional collaboration in CDC.

ADB supports the Project with a grant of $30 million, approved on 21 November 2005, including $15 million for Viet Nam, $9 million for Cambodia, and $6 million for Lao PDR. The World Health Organization (WHO) contributes $0.9 million for technical support; and the Governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam contribute respectively $1.98 million, $ 1.32 million, and $4.55 million. About 10% of the funds are pooled regionally for regional activities (the regional Pooled Fund). The Project is implemented through the Ministries of Health of the three countries:

• in Cambodia, through the Department of CDC and HSSP;
• in Lao PDR through the Department of Planning and Budgeting and the Department of Hygiene and Prevention; and
• in Viet Nam through the Viet Nam Administration of Preventive Medicine. While being part of a integrated regional approach with a common goal and common objectives, each country project is tailored to the country needs and adapted to the country planning process and programmatic timeline.

Strengthening National Surveillance and Response System.

The project helps develop comprehensive national surveillance and response systems in the three countries and develop community-based models for controlling outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and selected endemic diseases in 26 provinces (5 in Cambodia, 6 in Lao PDR, and 15 in Viet Nam). The activities mainly involve building capacity so that the countries and the region can meet their obligations related to implementing Early Warning of Outbreaks and Response Systems, as required in the draft revisions of the international health regulations (IHR). Institutional structures based on the new IHR (2005) are developed; preparedness, surveillance, and response improved; district laboratory services improved; and human resources developed. Activities include strengthening institutional structures, partnerships, and policies as well as strengthening systems of surveillance, response, and preparedness. It also comprises strengthening laboratory facilities and services, and a large range of human resources development activities.

Improving CDC for Vulnerable Populations.

The project expands and integrates CDC for vulnerable groups in 26 priority provinces in the three countries to reduce the burden of endemic infectious diseases by

1. strengthening provincial capacity for CDC;
2. supporting comprehensive CDC for vulnerable groups, including control of neglected communicable diseases such as dengue fever and parasitic infections;
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3. improving prevention of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and care for high-risk populations.

Activities include strengthening the capacity of integrated CDC in the Project provinces with a major burden of communicable diseases and large vulnerable groups, control of priority endemic diseases in the Project provinces and continuum of care for HIV/AIDS control.

Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Communicable Diseases Control.

The main purposes of this component are to enhance regional cooperation in CDC among the CLV countries and create sustainable foundations for future cooperation. More specifically, the subsidiary objectives are:

• Increase capacity for health system development in general and health policy and legal frameworks in particular across the region;
• Promote learning, research, and information exchange across the health sectors of the three countries; and
• Promote coordination in disease prevention and control across borders.

The whole approach rests on the three pillars of the regional cooperation:

1. regional strategy, policy and mechanism for regional cooperation,
2. knowledge management and human resource development, and
3. cross-border CDC operations and health services. All these supported by a sound project management. To develop synergies, and to the very least avoid duplication with other efforts, the project works in close collaboration with regional bodies and initiatives such as the ASEAN+3 EID, the MBDS, ACMECS, UNSIC, etc.

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