Transcript OUA DPP Transition Plan APORA

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US Africa Command
Operation United
Assistance
Disaster Preparedness
Program
Transition Plan
J5
Plans / DIB DPP Team
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USAFRICOM Disaster Preparedness Program
Historical Work
2008-2012: DoD partners with
USAID in pandemic preparedness
programming in Africa
2008
NORTHERN AFRICA
Egypt
Morocco
2013: USAFRICOM combines
program efforts forming the
Disaster Preparedness Program
2012
2013
2014
2009: USAFRICOM, with concurrence of
USAID/OFDA, develops disaster
preparedness program in support of
African Partner Nations
2015
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Liberia
Mali
Nigeria
Togo
Senegal
EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania/Zanzibar
Uganda
Strategic Objectives:
• Assist Partner Nations in preparing
and responding to crisis
• Strengthen defense capabilities to
support civil-military disaster
management and emergency
response
• Enhance civil-military coordination in
disaster preparedness and response
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Angola
Botswana
Malawi
Mozambique
Mauritius
Namibia
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• Focus on disaster management preparedness
• Promote effective, whole-of-government
response to disasters, strengthening the
capabilities of the national disaster
management agency
• Work with lead government representatives to
ensure inclusion of all key stakeholders. In
particular, assist the Ministry of Defense and
the armed forces to define their role in support
of civilian ministries
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• Define roles of different government stakeholders, gain
consensus, and establish standard operating procedures
• While the principles of the overall program have not changed,
the methodology has changed for 2015.
• Led by ECOWAS
• Governments invited to the Kofi Annan Center in Accra, Ghana,
• Experience to be tailored to the needs of each country with regard to a
standard capability package
• In-country follow-up assistance intended
• Concentrated engagement with Gov’t of Liberia, in parallel with program
in Accra, Ghana
• DPP will consult and coordinate with inter-agency partners to
help define the countries’ needs and coordinate the timing and
content of assistance
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Program Approach
• Align with “U.S. Government Ebola Virus Disease
Preparedness Guidance/Strategy for At-Risk Countries”, led by
USAID
• Engage Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) to promote regional coordination and cooperation
• Provide country specific modules at the Kofi Annan
International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana
• Provide additional in-country technical assistance and training
to Partner Nations
• Concentrated engagement with Liberia at KAIPTC and incountry
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Program Objectives
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Improve disaster-preparedness, including
coordinated emergency management
capabilities, of 17 West African countries to
respond to all-hazards, including biologic
threats
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Strengthen coordination for effective response
among Partner Nations’ ministries and
institutions, including the military
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Strengthen the response coordination role of
regional multilateral institutions (Economic
Community of West African States)
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Program Efforts
Disaster Preparedness Program Activities will focus on knowledgesharing, planning and awareness training applied towards:
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Public health and disaster management contingency planning
Military support to civil authorities for infectious disease crisis
response
Early warning and bio-surveillance systems
Regional and national Emergency Operation Center procedures
with integrated one-health bio-surveillance capabilities
Incident Command System, infectious disease control, case
management
Mobile Isolation Unit and “Train the Trainer” instruction
Non-health first responder and CBRN response operations
Contact tracing and specimen shipping training
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AFRICOM Disaster Preparedness
Program - Focus Countries
EVD Countries
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Non-EVD Priority Countries
(USAID/CDC)
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cote d’Ivoire
Chad
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
The Gambia
Togo
Regional Organization
ECOWAS
Legend
EVD Countries
EVD “Ring Countries”
Non-EVD USAID/CDC priority countries
Countries with CDC office
ECOWAS member nation
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Program Efforts, going forward
Phase 3a: Research/Draft templates for preparedness planning
requirements across all PN government ministries and agencies
Dates: 1 April – 30 June 2015
Participants: AU, ECOWAS, CDHAM, USAFRICOM
Phase 3b: Ebola Preparedness and Response Plan Development and EOC
Capacity and Capability Building
Goal: Transition to African-led preparedness activities with technical assistance from the
USAFRICOM DPP teams
Dates: June – November 2015
Location: KAIPTC, Accra, Ghana
2-3 days/country for EOC capacity building; exact dates will be determined
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Program Efforts, Liberia
Phase 3c: Research/Draft templates for preparedness planning
requirements across all Liberian government ministries and agencies
Goal: Preparedness and response plan baseline capability analysis after OUA with ECOWAS
Dates: ~April – June 2015
Phase 3d: Response Plan and EOC Capacity and Capability Building for
Liberia
Goal: Transition to Linerian-led preparedness activities to include plan refinement and EOC
capacity-building activities with technical assistance from the USAFRICOM DPP teams
Within Date Range: Mid June – September 2015
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Phase 4: Transition to long-term assistance
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