Conference Abstract | Volume 8, Abstract ELIC202575 (Oral 003) | Published: 07 Aug 2025
Damilola Daniel Kolade1,&, Lionel Sogbossi2, Celestine Ameh3, Fatima Saleh1, Salome Samuel Bawa4, Okpala Chika Catherine5, Rukayat Orire Abdulahi1, Lukeki Kaindama6, Onwe Bright Friday1, Gbadamosi Uswat Adeola1, Philips Olivia Ajifa1, Okea Rita Azuka5, Nasir Ahmed1, Patrick Mboya Nguku3
1Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria, 2West African Health Organization, Burkina Faso, 3African Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria, 4Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, Abuja, Nigeria, 5Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja, Nigeria, 6United Kingdom Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
&Corresponding author: Damilola Daniel Kolade, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria, Email: koladedanieldamilola@gmail.com
Received: 31 May 2025, Accepted: 09 Jul 2025, Published: 09 Aug 2025
Domain: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Keywords: Zoonoses, SIS-OT, Nigeria
©Damilola Daniel Kolade et al. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health (ISSN: 2664-2824). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article: Damilola Daniel Kolade et al., Bridging the gaps, building the future: Operationalizing One Health surveillance and information sharing operational tool (SIS-OT) in Nigeria. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health. 2025;8(ConfProc5):00003. https://doi.org/10.37432/JIEPH-CONFPRO5-00003
Zoonotic diseases represent a substantial growing threat in Nigeria, exacerbated by rapid urbanization, population pressure, and complex interactions at the human animal environment interface. Nigeria, implemented the Surveillance and Information Sharing Operational Tool (SIS-OT), developed by the Tripartite organizations FAO, WHO, and WOAH, in response to these risks. This initiative aimed to evaluate, prioritize, and strengthen coordinated surveillance capacities within the National One Health (OH) framework across sectors and administrative levels.
A participatory national workshop was conducted from September 28 to October 1, 2024, convening over 60 experts across the human-animal-environment health sectors and key technical partners. Utilizing the SIS-OT Excel based workbook, participants assessed 32 core activities critical to functional multisectoral surveillance systems. Evaluation covered five thematic domains: pre-planning, assessment, planning, implementation, and monitoring & evaluation. Four priority zoonotic diseases: Lassa fever, Mpox, Bovine tuberculosis and Rabies guided discussions. Capacity levels were scored, and targeted activities selected to develop a five-year roadmap for implementation.
Assessment revealed critical systemic gaps. Of the 32 activities evaluated, 56.3% were at the lowest capacity level (level 1), with only 6.3% reaching full completion. Key weaknesses were observed in legal frameworks, workforce planning, infrastructure mapping, and data interoperability. The presence of a national OH secretariat, growing political momentum, multisectoral participation and willingness to institutionalize OH coordination at sub-national levels were highlighted as enablers. The developed roadmap outlined progressive actions; stakeholder mapping, training on data systems, legal harmonization workshops, simulation exercises, and establishment of data sharing agreements.
The SIS-OT process revealed key gaps and fostered cross sector dialogue, producing a clear roadmap to enhance OH surveillance and laboratory networks. Addressing workforce development, digital systems, legal frameworks, and coordination is vital. This approach provides a scalable model for ECOWAS countries.
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