Breaking silos: understanding and developing cross-sectoral cooperation to tackle epidemic threats

This project aims to contribute new evidence to strengthen pandemic prevention through the study of patterns, challenges and good practices in data sharing and their influencing factors, for both routine disease monitoring and response during emergencies.
Project status
Ongoing
Departments
International

The Covid-19 pandemic showed how critical increased cooperation across sectors of society is to address disease outbreaks and strengthen pandemic preparedness at the country, regional and global level. Meanwhile, it is well documented that effective cooperation is challenged by the pressure of conflicting incentives, priorities, norms, and practices within different organisations. In this proposal, we convene a multidisciplinary team to investigate these barriers to data sharing and cooperation in Cambodia, identifying actions that can strengthen disease surveillance and reduce future epidemic threats. Following a stakeholder mapping, we will explore data and information flows using network analysis, qualitative interviews, and a simulation exercise, considering two cases of public health concern (Covid-19 and avian influenza). The findings and recommendations for policy and practice will be disseminated to policymakers, academics, national agencies and the public through workshops, policy briefs, teaching, academic publications, and conference presentations and the general public using social media.

Research Team: Dr Marco Liverani, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Dr Por Ir, National Institute of Public Health; Professor Mishal Khan, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Dr James Rudge, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Nina van der Mark, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Dr Arata Hidano, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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