2. Union Minister’s Long term vision for
Myanmar CDC (Part 1)
In establishing the Myanmar CDC, MOHS would like
to prioritize the following functions and serve as
• A training institution
• Doing some research in collaboration with DMR
• Preventing, controlling and containing disease
outbreaks
• Working collaboratively with health education
units in developing good HE pamphlets
• Hosting a very good & informative web site of its
own for the professionals and layman
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3. Union Minister’s Long term vision for
Myanmar CDC (Part 2)
• Doing innovative laboratory investigations in
collaboration with NHL
• Developing and updating guidelines and standard
operating procedures for various entities
• Serving as resource repository and reference
center
• Collaborating with like-minded institutions in
developed countries, South-East Asia countries
and also with relevant WHO Collaborating
Centers
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4. Timelines on Development of Myanmar CDC
Aug
2016
Feb
2017
Nov
2016
High Level
Visit to US
CDC
Task Force for
Myanmar
CDC
March
2017
2nd US CDC
Team Visit
China
Feasibility
Team
Proposal send to
China Embassy
and MOPF
US CDC
Team 1st Visit
to Myanmar
April
2017
June
2017
August
2017
3rd US CDC
Team Visit
Return from
DACU and
MOHS for
Justification
Justification
send to MOHS
Strategic Plan
with USCDC
President
Visit to
China
And 1st
Proposal to
MOPF
May
2017
July
and
Sep
2017
Oct
2017
Nov
2017
5. Progress in Defining and Establishing
the Myanmar CDC
• The Myanmar CDC now has a:
– Draft vision statement
– Draft organizational charts
– Logo
• Core Group and Task Forces have
been formed
• Key input has been received from:
– Myanmar CDC MOHS leadership,
Core Group, Task Forces
– Partners: US CDC, IANPHI, Public
Health England, DFID, China, ADB,
JICA, USAID, WHO, FAO
– JEE
– FETP planning for 9 month program
(will start tentatively in 2018)
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6. Proposed Functional Areas
1. Epidemiology, surveillance and outbreak response
2. Public health emergency preparedness and
response, including EOC
3. IHR and travel health
4. Workforce development and training
5. Public health research
6. Public health laboratory, providing linkage to NHL
and identifying key issues, including quality control
7. Information technology and systems
8. Communication, policy, and knowledge
dissemination
9. Partnership development and support 6
18. Option A
Myanmar CDC
Communica-
tions and
Partnerships
Public
Health
Laboratory
Research
and
Knowledge
Manage-
ment
Communica
ble Disease
Control
Non-
communic-
able Disease
Control
Workforce
Developmen
t and
Training
Center
IHR, Travel
Health and
Health
Security
PH Emerg
Prepared-
ness and
Response,
EOC
Surveillance
and
Response
Option A is similar to the option developed after meetings with
China CDC. Implementing this option would be complex. It
would require bringing staff and resources into the CDC from
many parts of the MOHS.
19. Option B
Myanmar CDC
EPI
CDC
Laboratory
(initially will be
a focal point)
Workforce
Development
and Training
Center (start
with FETP)
Public Health
Emergency
Preparedness
and Response,
EOC
Surveillance
and Response,
IHR
Option B was proposed during the August consultations. A
concern is that bringing in programs like EPI in the initial phase
might draw the focus away from building strength in core
functions, like surveillance, emergency response, and ensuring
data to action. EPI and disease control programs could
potentially become part of the CDC in a later phase.
20. Option C
Myanmar CDC
Communication
and
Partnerships
(initially will be
focal points)
CDC Laboratory
(initially will be
a focal point)
Research and
Knowledge
Management
(initially will be
a focal point)
Workforce
development
(start with
FETP)
Public Health
Emergency
Preparedness
and Response,
EOC
Surveillance
and Response,
IHR
Option C would incorporate the CEU into the Myanmar CDC,
and add focal points who could address critical issues and in
time potentially turn their areas into functional units.
21. Phased Approach
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• Phase 1: 0-6 months
• Create the Myanmar CDC
• Phase 2: 6-24 months
• Demonstrate value
• Add people/functions/units
• Phase 3: 24 months and on
• Achieving the vision
• Continued growth
• Review organizational placement and make
recommendations for changes if needed
22. Phase 1 (0-6 months): Immediate Next
Steps
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• Define deliverables for the Task Forces and timelines for
completing them, and establish a schedule for regular meetings
• Identify an individual to manage the process of creating Myanmar
CDC, who has the necessary leadership skills and technical
expertise, and time to accomplish key tasks for Myanmar CDC
establishment
• Complete the steps prior to strategic planning, including
developing an organizational chart and staffing plan and gathering
information to help in priority setting (see slide below)
• Develop 5-year costed strategic and plan and draft operational
plan with 1 year detailed budget
23. Phase 2 (6-24 months)
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• Identify Head of Myanmar CDC
• Formalize relationships with NHL, DMR, and other MOHS
groups
• Fill positions
• Finalize one-year operational plan with clear priorities
• Develop a plan for resource development, including
mapping of donors
• Demonstrate early wins and communicate about them
• Task Groups meet to reassess: are the organizational and
operational plans right? Is the Myanmar CDC implementing
them well? What barriers are getting in the way and how
can you overcome them?
24. Guidance from Union Minister
• Advocate with Development Assistant
Coordination Unit(DACU) for China Grant
• Organizational Plan and Functional
Mechanism
