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USAID CP3: Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program [EN/ID]

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Context

Many communities across Indonesia are vulnerable due to natural hazards and public health outbreaks. Seventy-five percent of emerging infectious diseases over the past decades have been zoonotic diseases capable of spreading between animals and humans. Moreover, outbreaks such as COVID-19, measles, polio, dengue, rabies, leptospirosis, diphtheria, pertussis, and foot and mouth disease persist. With increased interactions between human, animal, and wildlife due to changes in land use, agriculture, and other areas, many communities across Indonesia are vulnerable to public health outbreaks.

Further, Indonesia's complex and vast geography combined with dynamic population pressures exacerbate the vulnerability of these frontline communities. Collaboration among communities, government, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and other partners is crucial to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats. The United States and Indonesia are committed to strengthening community epidemic and pandemic preparedness to combat these issues.

USAID Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program (USAID CP3)

USAID CP3, implemented by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), strengthens the ability of communities, civil society, and other partners to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats and prepare for future health challenges.

In Indonesia, USAID CP3 provides communities with critical information about disease risks, transmission, and how to prevent them. In collaboration with PMI, the CP3 program establishes systems for early reporting and notification of diseases through community based surveillance and facilitates timely information sharing with the healthcare system. USAID CP3 also prepares first responders to assist the government in responding to current and future outbreaks.

Key Results

USAID CP3 works with communities, civil society, and others to prepare for epidemic and pandemic threats. To date, it has:

  • Established a community-based surveillance and reporting system for early notification of unusual health events for Red Cross volunteers in six provinces (Bali, Central Java, South Sulawesi, West Kalimantan, West Java, and Banten) in six districts in Tabanan, Boyolali, Maros, Ketapang, Bogor City, and Pandeglang;
  • Supported the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in developing and launching a national regulation providing guidelines for the national and subnational levels to prevent and control zoonoses and new infectious diseases. This includes a roadmap for community-based surveillance;
  • Supported the GOI in developing a community-based surveillance training package, consisting of national guidelines and an accredited curriculum, to expand surveillance and enhance data management for epidemic preparedness and response at the national and sub national level, which was disseminated to more than 1,400 trainers and volunteers;
  • Supported the Ministry of Health and Red Cross in educating communities and combating health-related misinformation, reaching over 90,000 people; and
    Developed community risk mapping tools and trained volunteers from 24 villages across six provinces to provide critical data needed to help responders make evidence-based decisions during health emergencies.

Contact

Monica Latuihamallo, USAID at mlatuihamallo@usaid.gov
Dwi Handayani, IFRC at dwi.handayani@ifrc.org