Description
Established in 2010, CHORDS is a non-governmental platform where regional
infectious disease surveillance networks around the world interact with each
other and with other global partners to strengthen international health security.
The CHORDS process brings together professionals from disease hotspots to
build a dialogue and cross-border cooperation to complement existing ways of
countering infectious disease, strengthening global cooperation and
communication for effective disease surveillance. In addition, CHORDS
facilitates sharing of information and standards and serves as a forum for
communication between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Member
States. Four strategic objectives include: improving capacity, advancing one
health, promoting innovation, and building sustainable networks.
Purpose
Strengthen the standard of infectious disease surveillance globally by connecting
and enhancing existing and nascent regional disease surveillance networks.
Establish new networks, particularly in conflict or low-resource settings.
Scope Global
Primary Funders
The Rockefeller Foundation,The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), The Skoll
Global Threats Fund, and The Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Participants & Key Collaborators
NTI, Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Network (MBDS), Middle East
Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance (MECIDS), South-eastern
European Health Network (SEEHN), Asian Partnership on Emerging Infectious
Disease Research (APEIR), Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease
Surveillance (SACIDS), East African Integrated Disease Surveillance Network
(EAIDSNet). Select intergovernmental organizations participate as observers.
Definition of One Health
None. The CHORDS vision is based on the premise that infectious diseases do
not respect borders, such that cross-border collaboration is essential for
effective response.
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
NTI has conducted an initial survey of the value creation of CHORDS (the value
of learning enabled by a community of practice and networking). The action
plan for programmatic and organizational activities through 2013 includes
evaluating the immediate value of community activities, potential value of
knowledge capital, applied value in changes in practice and realized value of
performance improvement. The results of this baseline survey will be used to
gauge the impact of CHORDS as the organization matures.
Sources of Information
Website: http://www.nti.org
CHORDS Brochure: http://www.ghsi.org/CHORDS-Brochure-122310.pdf
Interviews with Louise Gresham, Deborah Rosenblum (NTI)
Contact Dr. Louise Gresham, Senior Director, NTI, gresham@nti.org
