International Development Grant
Asia-Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases
Project Number: CA-3-A032617003
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $9,000,000.00
Start Date: March 29, 2007
End Date: February 17, 2011
Duration: 3.9 years
Project Description
This project is a component of the Canada-Asia Regional Emerging Infectious Diseases (CAREID) Initiative. The CAREID initiative aims to both strengthen the capacity of selected national public health systems in South East Asia and China to detect and respond effectively to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and reinforce and enhance regional planning and response mechanisms. This component implemented by the World Health Organization aims to improve health security in the Asia-Pacific region through collaborative partnerships for preparedness and the containment and control of emerging infectious diseases. The component is organized under five key objectives: reducing the risk of emerging diseases; strengthening early detection of outbreaks of emerging diseases; improving early response to emerging diseases; increasing preparedness for emerging diseases; and developing mechanisms for long-term collaboration on health security issues within the Asia-Pacific Region.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of December 2011 include: 11 countries in the Southeast Asia Region are now equipped with lists of priority diseases conditions and case definitions for surveillance purposes and have designated units for the surveillance of public health risks. 10 of the 11 countries analyse surveillance data on epidemic-prone and priority diseases at least weekly at national and sub-national levels. 11 countries have the basic capacity to use polymerase chain reaction for diagnostic purposes and regional laboratories have been identified to provide additional diagnostic services for less common infectious diseases. These results have contributed to improving health security throughout the Southeast Asia region through enhanced national public health systems and cross-border collaboration on outbreak investigations.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
WHO - World Health Organization
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
OGM Indo-Pacific
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP