ABOUT THE CLIENT
East African Community (EAC)
The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is mandated to offer advisory and coordination support to its Partner States (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda) in preventing and responding to infectious diseases. The “Support to Pandemic Preparedness in the EAC Region” (PanPrep) project that the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH implements on behalf of the German Government supports the EAC Secretariat in this regard. .
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SERVICES
THE CLIENT BRIEF
A platform for information Exchange
Risk and Crisis Communication (RCC) is one of PanPrep’s key fields of activity. RCC is an integral part of public health response. It involves exchanging information with those at risk so that they can take the necessary steps to protect themselves. The EAC Secretariat was seeking to establish a portal to facilitate this exchange.
Against this backdrop, an RCC sub-working group was established that reflects the One Health approach. Among other key documents, the sub-working group has developed the “EAC Regional Risk and Crisis Communication Strategy” and the “EAC Concept for the Cooperation in Risk and Crisis Communication between the Regional and National Levels”. The latter refers to the availability of a web portal for the continuous provision of relevant risk-related information to the EAC’s target groups as one of the crucial steps in harmonising RCC between the national and regional levels and across sectors.
RESULTS & REALIZATIONS
