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ICID 3 March 2016

Country-Level Readiness

•Not spontaneous or rapid•Deliberate process of knowledge gathering• Crossing bureaucratic boundaries to achieve One Health approach

GARP Features that Matter

•Multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder working group• Situation analysis • signals seriousness of purpose• creates cohesion among working group• key document for policy development

• Coordinator• get work done• build capacity

GARP Relations with Government• Ultimately government responsibility•Work on behalf of the public• Independent (at least initially) but with consent/participation of government—no antagonism• Until government is ready to take over/adapt/seamlessly• Remains trusted advisor/honest broker at service of policymakers

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