From 4-7 March 2024, 54 participants from various government institutions attended the Surveillance and Information Sharing Operational Tool (SIS OT) workshop in Senegal, funded by USAID. Technical and financial partners were also present, including FAO, Family Health International 360, West African Health Organization (WAHO), World Bank/Covid-19 Project, and WHO. Participants learned to use the SIS OT to jointly assess the existing capacity in the country for coordinated surveillance of zoonotic diseases and information sharing. The main output of the workshop was a 5-year (2024 - 2028) roadmap for improving national coordinated zoonotic disease surveillance capacity.

Another SIS OT workshop was held from 26-29 March 2024, in Forécariah, Guinea, and attended by 25 national representatives from the human, animal, environmental and plant health sectors. The workshop was facilitated by Dr Guy Gérard Kouamé, international consultant recruited by WAHO, and financed by FAO under the FAO-ARPA project. Also in attendance were participants from the African Field Epidemiology Network and WHO.