From analysis to action: strengthening One Health collaboration on vector-borne diseases in North Africa

The PROVNA Phase 2 Closing Workshop provided an opportunity for participating countries to review progress, share experiences, and assess the implementation of activities under the project.

Through structured discussions—including a SWOT analysis and the review of project action plans/country cards—countries identified key strengths, challenges and opportunities, and defined priority needs and expected results for a potential next phase.

Six key priority areas emerged across countries:

• Capacity building
• Surveillance and control systems
• Equipment and operational capacity
• Sustainability and funding
• Data integration, mapping (ecoregionalisation) and decision support
• One Health governance and coordination

These priorities reflect both technical and systemic challenges, including the need to strengthen coordination, ensure sustainability, and better translate data into decision-making.

On the second day of the round table, donors and funding partners shared their strategic priorities and perspectives, providing a basis for identifying opportunities for collaboration across the six priority areas.

These discussions led to the definition of concrete priority actions, with indicative actors and timelines, focusing on feasible steps to support countries in strengthening VBD surveillance and control under a One Health approach.

The combined workshop and round table reaffirmed the importance of a collaborative and coordinated One Health approach to address the complex and evolving challenges posed by vector-borne diseases in North Africa.

By bringing together countries, technical partners and donors in a structured dialogue—from analysis to action—this initiative represents an important step towards building more resilient, integrated and sustainable systems for the prevention and control of VBDs in the region.