I &zl,s[o,t I ATTACHHENT HUORANDUM OF AGREE,IEIIT ON THE ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROGRA}IHE I Thts Heaoranduu of Agreeoent descrtbes the lnstltutlonal and operarlonal !rranseEenra for the Orrchocerclasts Control Progranoe (herelnafter called ,'the Prograaoe-) approved by che parrlcipaclng Governments and slgned by theo. rt takes effecc as of I January 1986, upon che certrlna!1on on 3I Deceober l9g5 of the Agreeoent Sovernlng the 0peratlons of rhe Orchocerclasls control prograooe 1n fhe VoIca Rlver Basln Area corrcluded on ).9 Sepreober 1979. II 2 PART I GENERAI PROVISIOIIS l. The PrograoEe inlclatcd on I January lg74 ts e collaboretlvc undcrtaLtnt of (1) Govcrnotents of llesr Afrlca ln the Progreooc Area (herclnrfEcr rcfcrrcd ro as -Par!lc rpacrng Governoents-), (rr ) che covernoents and orgrntz.tlon. contrlbutlng to che orrchocerc laalg Fund and bound by che orrhearc lealr fund Agreeacnt (herelnafrer referred ro aa -conrrlbutlng partlea-) and (tll) uNDp, FAO' tile t'lorId Bank and uHO (hercrneftcr referred to as -sponsorrng Agcrrler-) 2' Each ParclclpatlnB Governoent undercakes Eo provlde chc progrrulc slth full support, to honour thc cooolti."n," rald dorrn 1n*,tpp.ndrx I, and, rl flr a8 lrs !crrtcory 1s corrcerned, to oalntaln che achleveoenEs of the prograuc, co ensure lhat there ls no recrudescerlce of che dlsease folloutng ccrtatlon of thc opcratlons lopleoented by the prograome tn rts area rnd to proaotc end support se loeconoolc developoent thereln. 3' 1JHO ts the execuclng agerry for che Prograooe. IJHO la rlro rerponrlblc for advlslnS countrles 1n the carrylng our of thelr responalblllttca ar they relate to che Prograoog operatlons and ualntenarEe of dlsearc control rnd for coordlnatlng any lntercountry efforts chat may be requlred ln thls connectlon. The lJorld Bank undertakes Eo use lts best efforta to ooblllze lnternaclonal resources for che Prograooc of r,rhich the obJectlvc and plan of acclon are dcecrtbed ln Appendlx II. UNDP, FAO and the ttorld Bank a3.l6t sl!h roc loorrooic developaent of Che areas c ontrol led. al 4. The Prograo'e arca ts that dellneated on che mrp artachecl as Appcndlx III. should rhe Prograatre area be oodlfied on approval of the Jolnt Prograooe cooolccee, rhe neu llolts shall be dellneated on a revlsed oap. PART I I I NST ITUTIONAT PROV IS IONS The arraqge@enEs set forth belor.r and as outllned ln the organlzatlonal charr ac!ached as Appendix LV shall foro the basls for che 6anag,etrenr of ctrc Prograooe. I. Jolnt PrograDtre Cotrolttee (JPC) l'l The JPC', consisttng of representatrves of rhe participatrng covcrnocnts, of aIt contrrbutrng partres and of che four sponsorrng Agerrcres sheII hrvc the folloslng func tlons, naoely to: (r) exerc lse general supervlslon over che polic les to be adopred ln the planning of the prograooe anrl over che operaclons lopleoented by 1t, as reell as over Ehe acrlvltles undertaken bv the Partlc lpatrng GovernoenLs to ensure that rhere rs no rec rudescerrce of the disease, and to chat effec t keep lcself abreatt of alI aspec ts of the developoent of che prograooe and conslder reporrs srrbmltted to ir by thc (,ommittcc,oI S;:onsorlng Agerc les; 4(tt1 approvc thc propoeed pran of actl0n and chc budgct coolng flnerclal pcrlod of !hc pro3raooc prepared !he cstltratr prep.rcd by the Bank of concrtbutlona dlsburscoents to be 6ade to, and froo, the Fund ln (111) approve any oodlflcatlon of rhe prograotoe.rGr; and ( tv; for thc by t{H0 rnd and chec perlod; L.2 consldcr such ocher tratrers relatlng rcferred to 1c by any ocaber thereof. to che Prograooe ar oay be t year or st any tttrc durlng thr year lcar rhen half of rhc Conrrlluttng Parclc lpatlng Governocnra. (tf) The JpC shell reach 1rs concluslone by conscneus l'3 Thc Jpc sharl be preslded over by a chelroan serected froo thc cooltEcG et che bcglnntnS 0f 1t3 ennuar sesg10n. Hls tenurc of offlcc shar_r contlnue untrr the eleccron of hls sLEcessor at the subeequenc annual gersron of che JPC' The charroan sharl under!ake g\,"h addrrronal du!ree ar rre oay bc requcrted to pcrforo by the JpC I.4 (1) The JPC shall EGec 1f so rcquceccd by Parrlcs or half of Each oeober of the JpC s by tcs repreientaclvcs 1n orE e not thc fraIl raake arrange.cnts I .ttendtng oeetlngs of to covcr thc cxpcnaes thc JPC. lrr urred l.5 IIHO shalI provldc af,. "Jrccarter of thc JpC. I 52. The Cooolttec of SDonror lng AgcrE lcs ( CSA) 2.1 Thtr cooatttcc, co'poscd of ocobcrr apporntcd by each of chc four Sponrorlng Agcrclcr, ls ao orgen of prcprrrclon and exccutlon. 2.2 Irs ducles shaII be lncer alla ro: (1) (1r) (111) 2.3 (1) Thc Coooltcee shaII treec at least !r,rlcc a ycar convcned at thc request of any of lcs oeobers; (11) the Cooolcree shall rake lts declslone by consensua; exaolne Lhe reports suboi!ted by the Expert Advlsory uvl]Illlttee (EAC) described belon as uell as reporrs by any of the Sponsorlng AgerElcs, and !ransol! chese ulch any observatlon consldered neccesary to t.he JpC not Iees !han chtrty daya before che latcerrs annual oeetlng; srudy parclcular aspects of the prograaoe, lncludlng socloeconooic developocn!, uhlch oay be referred to lE by th€ JPC or any of the Sponsorlng Agerrtes; revlee thc ASerc y; Erch Sponsorlng Agerrcy shall bear the lncurrcd by lts rcpresencrtlve to the Ecct 1n8! of thc Coml t tcc. vork plane and budgcra prepercd by the Exer.uclng Ir oay also be cost of the cxpcnseg(rlt) Coooltcee in rttendlng I II 6 l. Execuc.ing Agerrcy HHo, as the Execurlng AgerEy, shall appotnt rhe prograome Dlrector, sharl asslgn other lnrernarlonal eraff and other personnel to Ehe progratroe eg speclfled In the plans of actlon, shaII provlde the prograooe ulth pertranent cechnical and adolntstratlve assis!,ance, and shall be responslble for the rrork plans and budgecs and for thc loplencncatlon of rhe prograooe as approved by rhe CSA and the JPC. l4 . Exper ! Advi sory Cooa Irree (EAC) 4.1 To provlde rhe JPC relch independenr advtce on sclentiflc, technlcal and ecologlcal oatters related to shaII appolnE an Experc Advlsory Coooi!ree: (1) (11) and evaluatlon che Prograooe, of rhe CSA The EAC shall revlet.l and evaluate rhe sc lentlflc , technlcal ecological aspects of rhe prograooe as uell as che transfer the Partlc lpatlng Governoencs of acclviEles to be undertaken chem co ensure Ehat there 1s no recrudescerEe of the dlsease It shall recoooend such oeasures as tray be necessary co tra rnta 1n or toprove the efflc lenc y of the operatlon6. and to by The the due EAC shall cooprlse not oore than tvelve oeobere coverlng broad range of dlsctgl{ne-s. connec ted ulth the progratrtre, regard belng pald to the iorrerns of the JpC. ( 7(111) (rv) (r) Thc EAC shall hevc atteched to lt a pcro.ncnc Ecologlcel Group cooporcd of not oorc lhen flvc oeobers, of vhlch onc sharl bc a acobcr of che EAC, uhlch rhell atudy the ecologlcal lopect on chc cnvlrooacnt of thc urc of losetlcldes ln thc progreuae, Thlr Frologtcel Group shall propoae Eo rhc JpC rhrough thc EAC arrh oeelurc! a! Eay bc necded to suppleoent the ecologlcal rcudtca undcrEekcn undcr the prograooc and shall oekc recoonendaElon! to cnaure effecclve protec(1on of the cnvlronacnc. I Thc EAC oty. e! necessary, recooocnd fhat uorklng gqoupa be crc.tcd on r leEporary bealr to dcel nlth etEh rpcclflc rubJcc!!.r lrsclf, che JpC, or any of thc Sponsorlng Agcrrlea Ery tuggcrt. Each uorklng group sharl bc coopoacd r! requlred of cxperts appolnted by the approprlace atency ln rhe fteld corrcrned, snd, lrrcrude, rf posetblc, onc ocobcr of thc EAc. Each uorklng group shall be catebllshed on an ad hoc beats, gcncrelly treet only orre, and guborr tts report to the EAc. After rcvlcning all sclenclflc and tcchnical aepects of che Progrrooe, thc report of the Ecolo3lcel Group, thc rcporEr of tetrporrry uorklng groups end the ..of.a" of frerd olgclons I undcrraken by any of lta neobert, rhF EAC shall prcpare a I rcport concalnlng lrs flndtngs rnd rpcoooendaclons. The rcport ahall be sub Itott ced lnlrlally lco HHO nhlch ahall f orvard It elth lcs coooenrs rhereon,o,n. fse. The report of thc Ecologlcal Group ehall bc annered ,ol ,nr, report. I 81..? (1) The oeobers of rhe EAC and of the Ecologlcal Group shall serve for a perlod of tno yearr vlthouf preJudlce to rcappolntoent. Heobers of uorklng groups shall be appolnced on an ad hoc basls for rhe duraElon of the Sroup's furEtlons. (i1) The EAC and thc Eco-I,oglcaI Group shalI oe.ec lndepcndently at least once a year; cach shalI elecc I chalrErn froa ltg oetobers scrvtnS for a pcrlod of one year subJect to reelectlon for anocher !ero. (r11) The chatroan of che EAC, or ln hts abserre a ocobe: deputed co acE for hlo, shall arEend treeEln86 of the JPC. (lv) l.lHO shall provlde the secrelariar of che EAC (v) Costs relaled co the EAC shaII be borne by rhe Fund. 5. National Onchocerc iasls Cooolttee (NOC) 5.1 The maJor coordlnatlng eleuienc at Sovernoent level shaII be the NOC set up by each of the Partlclpatlng Governoenrs. 5.2 Each Coooltree, cooPrlstng quallfted r,epresentatl natlonal servlces concerned, shall bc invegted rrlth authorl I i I "J r{ e of thc toaln cnebllnB 1t co for: ,riix l,nt r? .ict at the hlghest Ievel and to coaoand approprlate resourccf 9(1) (rr1 (1rr) ( 1v) (v) (vt ) ( v11) (v111) coordlnerlng thc actton of aIl nrtlonal scrvlcer lnvolvcd ln thc Progreooc end ln thc aubrequen! roclocconoolc devclopocnt proje t!; prcperlng and orgtnlzlng a large_scale caopalgn populetton of thc cxlsterrc, oethode and alos of to InforE the the Prograooe; prcprrlng thc leglsletlon and regulaElona rcqulrcd for the .looth runnlng of thc prograooc; errcouraglng the foroulatton acttlclcnt tnd reloeconootc r end proJcctr for of lrhc rcclelacd of prograooca dcvq l6 p6s6 3 the arcrs; taklng aIl approprlate ocasurer to cnsure thrt thc rG.uIE! echlcvcd rt thc cnd of che prograooc arc Ealntalncd; teklng rpproprrate ac !lon co ensure chac frnarrc ral cooor coencs of thc Governocncs are honoured; enaurlng Ilalson betseen the Governoenc6 and prograooe hcrdquertcrs; and provldlng llrlson lJlrh conccrned. che NOCs of the ocher countrles 5.3 Thc progreaoc Dlreccor shalI be cloaely sasoclatcd clth rhc coordlnetlon of thc york of the dlffercnt NOC;. The IeeI rcprc.cnt.clver of thc Sponrortng Agcrrclcr oay eaelst the rcspectlve NOCs ,s neccsr.ry. l0 DoNE at cenevar in tvo ortgrnar copres, one rn che Engrish Ianguage anJ the orher 1n the French language, both texts belng equarly auchenttc. GOVERME}IT OF THE PEOPLE'S RtPto{rK OF BENIN By Authqrlzed represen Da tG S.E. le CoIoneI And Minlstre de la SanE COVER}+{ENT OF BURXINA ASO By lu 9ss Aurhorlzed rep sentaElve Datc Dr' Alaln Domln 8,a Sec16ralr nlsrEre de la Sanc6 COVERNHENT IC OF ! 1ve At ch ade publlque By Autho ative H.E. Hr. Emmanuel G, Tanoh Secrecary for HeaIch, Hlnlst Hons 1 e Eiv e Canra ra 0 thor ed S.E ns le 1l De.uL, tSts Da te lt Duul* tg ?s Da rc Da Ce // ar l9?5 of Healch COVERI.SIENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF By ed re p r Ambassadeur & ReprEsenEant peI'0fflce de Naclons Unles et auprEs deaut res lons 1n rn at 1 ona en Sulsse RE LIC OF EA-B I SSAU represenraElve ur Ing. Alexandre Nunes Correia G Minlsrre de Ia Sant6 publlque COVERNMENT OF THE R LIC OF THE IVOR.Y COAST Auchorlzed represenfaclvc DrtaS.E. le Professeur Mady Alphonse DJEdJ6Mtnistre de la Sant6 publlque et de la Populatlon By ENT OF // Due'<Lc' 1995 /t ll Tur^lu tge, THE ALI Aurhorlz PrctcnEallveS.E. Ie Profe sseur HaJBadou Derob6 Ie ll t6 publlque ec des Affaires THE NIGER tl V q ' tSts Dete Hlnlscre de Ia San soct ales COVER.U{ENT OF THE REPUB ly lt l9! 5Authorlzcd rcprcrcnctclv3 I S. E. lc Doctcur rrrbdou HoudlHlnlstrc dc la Sant6 publlque er des Affalresaoclal.ca GOVERN{ENT OF THE REPUDLIC OF SEI{EGAL Da Cc * qly By By il D"rnlu t93sAuthorlzcd reprcecntatlve Dr. 81ranc Dtouf Da!c Dlrcctcur du servtce natlonal des Grandes End6mlesHlnletEre dc la Sanc6 publlque COTIERI.UENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRT{ LEONE Authorlzcd rGprerentatlve COVERiO{E}TT OF rcPrcsent lve Date I L* t-). Dateeu Karsa Dtvlalon Epld6mlologle e la Sant6 publlque er des Affalres Au l,CI Dr D1 s laIea t-Ilblr- COVER}T{EMT OF THE R,EPUBLIC OF SIER,M LEONE Aut,horlzcd rcprcacntlctvc Llllllaur B. \.lrl.ghc Econoolc Counselor and Head of Chancery Ernbassy of Sierra Leone ly 4e'1.*' t 1%. Dr Bc -hr ',Li L2 Appendlx I OPERAT IONAL FACILITIES IN THE PROGRA},IHE AREA l. Lecal trrtnReDent6 lrgal arran8ctrents to covef the operarlons undertaken under the prograaoe shell bc governed by che provlslons of thc respectlve scandard and baslc aSrreoencs corrcludcd betrleen each of the Sponsoring Agerrles and che Parclc lpatlng Gov2jns66g5. t'Ilthouc resrrrctrng rheir generalrEy, chese agreeoenrs shalr cover che prlvtlcges and loounlcles of the agerrcres sponsorrng rhe prograeoe, thelr staff, eoployees and sub-conEractors when engaged rn operacrons provided for ln the Prograooe, and responsibllicy Ior 1oss, daoage or lnjurres resulcrng froo operarlons carrled ouc under che prograooe, Neclonals and peroanenc resldenrs of rhe parclc lpatlng Countrtes apPointGd by thc Execuclng Agency to serve on the staff of rhe prograooe sha!l i be capl{led 1n accordarre wtth the Scaff Regulaclons and RuIes of rhe ltorld I HeaIth frganlzatlon. I I I I I i -Contrec tors and thelr r sonne I su$-contractors of the Execucing Agercy or of rny other sponsorrng Agency and thelr staff (cxccpt for natlonals of the coun(rte6 correrncd eoployed on a local bisls): 2. Su ( l3 (a) shall be lonunc froo lcgal procesa ln rcspcct of all.crt pcrforEcd by them 1n chclr offlclal capaclty ln the exccutlon of the Progreoocl (b) shall be looune froo natlonal ecrvlcc obllgatlonr; (c) shaII be luoune togcrhcr glth thelr spouses and relrtlvcs dcpendcnt on chetr froo loolgrrtlon restrlcClonr; (d) shall be accorded the prlvllege of brlnglng lnto thc counrry rcasonable atlounEo of forclgn currcrE,y for chc purpoacr of thc proJect or for personrr use of er.rch personncr, end of srthdraerng any strh aoounts broughr lnto thc councry, or, tn a.cordrrE.. utth Ehe relcvant forcrgn exchrnge regulaclons, rrrh lEountr es oey bc earned !hereln by such personnel ln the executlon of thc progrrEEG; (e) shall be accorded together slth thelr spouacr and rclaclver dependenr on EheE rhe satre repacrlatlon factlltles ln the event of lnternatlonal crlses as dlplonatlc envoys. I Al I personnel lnv1olablllty for of al I che Executing Agency's conrractors shall enJoy pspcrs and docuruen!s relatlng co lhe proJecE. The Partlclpatlng Govcrnoents shall elrher exeop! froo, or bcrr thc coat of any caxeE, duttes, fees or lcviea uhlch they oay loporc on.ny forclgn flro or ort.nlzatlon vhlch oay bc rctetned by the Execurlng Agcrry rnd on the forclgn personnel of any s..h flro or organlzatlon ln rcapcct of: '',8i -, *ti 1A l4 (a) the salartes or the Prograooe; (b) any the lnto eaSes earned by srrh personnel tn the executlon equlpoenc, oacerlals and supplles brought l,:ro the counrry for purposes of che Prograooe or shlch, after havlng be.:n broughc the coun(ry, oay be subsequencly rlthdrarn rherefroo; (c ) any substanElal quantltles of equlpoent, oatertals and suppllee obtalned Ieal).y for che executlon of che prograooe, slrh le, for eraoprc, petrol and spare parts for che operatl0n and oaln!enrrrce oi egulpoent Eentl0ned under (b) above,,1ch che provlsion EhaE the typcs and approxltrace quantl!les co be exeopted and relevan! procedures co be folloeed shaII be agreediupon rlrh r.he Partlclpatlng GovernocnCs and, as approprlare, recorded ln the annual and general plans of acrlon; and (d) as rn the case of cor'.essrons currently granced ro rhe personnel of the Sponsorlng Agencies, any properry broughc., rncludlng one prlvrEcly otrned autooobrle per eoployee, by che flro or organlzarl0n or lrs personnel for chelr personar use or consuoptl0n or shrch afcer havtng been brought lnto the country, oay subsequently be slchdraun ctrerefroo' upon departure of such personnel. The prlvllcges and loounltles to shlch such firo or organlzarlon and lts perronncl oey be cntltred, referred co in the paragraphs above, oay be r.rarved by thc Erccuclng Agcrcy vhere, rn lts oplnlon, the tomunlcy uourd ropede the courrc of Juetlce aod can be ualved vlchou! preJudrce to che s(EcesefuI coaplctron of !he Prograooe or to the Interesc of thc Executlng AgerEy. It5 Thc Executlng ASGrEy chell provldc thc Prrttclpatlng Governocntr stth che llst of personnel to shoo thc prlvllcgcr and loounltlG. enuocretcd abovc rhall rpPry. 3. Cuctoos and tex cxcEptlon The Partlclpatlng Govcrnoenta ehall realve or defray .ny cu!Eoor dutles end othcr chargcr rclatcd to thc clearrrrcc of Ehc cqulpocnt and ruppller lrrludlng sp8rG p.rtr, fucl, lubrlcanta, lnBcctlcldcr, laporEcd for rhc purpo.cr of thc Prograonc. I 4. Dc uocnta Elon. tcchnlcrl lnforuatlon and rcportr SubJect to securlcy rcgulatlonr ln force, thc ParElclpatlng Governncnts shall provlde access to all technlcal rcportBr Erp8, fllea end othcr lteoa of lnforaatlon, uhether publlshed or noE, that oay be regarded ae neccssary for thc cxec ut lon of thc Progremc. The PartlclpatlnS Govcrnoents shall provlde che Progranoc free of charge, by thc setfcc!t trcans, nlth che EGtcoroloSlcaI and hydrologlctl lnforoatlon needcd for rhe proper cxecutlon of the operaclons. 5. Ovcrfll ht and landi rl hrs i I .l ior co adJacenr countrles, 1! bclng underatood that furt fllght plen I I Each Partlclpatlng Governocnt rhall fac tlttatc thc c rosrlng of bordcra by thc ke thc necer!rry rrcpa to rogrraEc'a alrcrrft on fllghte froo r; a, ffi I6 lnforoatlon shaII be oade avallable by the prograooe co rhe avleClon au!horltlee lnvolved. SlolIarIy, !he crosslng of tcsros shaII be factlltated by each parclc(patlng Government 6. As6lscarEe froo avlarlon servlc es The Partlcrpatrng Governoents shaII nake the necessary arrangerDents to enaure thar che aircraff used by thc prograre can recelve asslscarEG froo rn! natlonar clvtr. (and poeelbly olrlrary) avlatron servrcc6 and u* the corrcspondlng lnfrastruc ture free of charge. 7 . Telec ooounlc acl on netr.rork The Partlc lpaflng Governtrencs agree chat an lrrEercourc ry celecooounlcatl.ns necuork for the progra@tre oay be:scabrished by the Executlng Agerry as Operating Agency for chls purpose. The Govgpnpgnls, havlng reached agreeocnr on the freque16res thac oay be allocated to the Prograaoe for thls necsork, shall authorlze the Executing Agency ro use theo contlnuously for technlcal requlrements ult.hln che proSraooe area free of c ha rge 8. Sltes and consrructlons The Partlc tpatrng Covernoents shaII oake available nac lonal c lvl I bordere by ground to the Prograooe, for onstrucClons requlred and cannot be provlded .1* chr vhole perlod of lts r:x-curlon, the land needed for by the programoe, uhere such constructLons do not exlst bY the narlonal aurhorirl.es. .l -f t7 9 9ater. electrlcit oatel gervlces rnd telecooounlcrtlonay. o The Parrlctparlng Govcrnllent,l rhall eneurc thrt thc hcrdqutrtGrt, aGccorr end rubrcctorr of chc ProgrrEoc erc ruppllcd rrhcrc avalleblc ulth s.tcr tnd clcctrlclty and rrlth tclcphonc and telcgreph scrvlccc utthln thclr tGrrtcorr,c.. 10. Dlspo!1t1on of cqu lprcnt and ruppllcr ArI oaterlal, equlpocnt end eupprles rrhlch are purchaser froo the rcrourccs of rhe Progreooc shell be uscd excluslvcly for lhc GrccuEton of thc proJecr, and shaII reorln the properry of rhe Prograooc ln shotc neoe lt thalI be held by rhe Executlng Agercy. Arrangeoents oay be oade, rf nJesrary, for a EeEporrry trrnsfer of custody of equlpEenr to local authorlclee durlng rhe IlfctlEG of rhe Prograooc, slthour prejudlcc to the flnal transfer. Prlor to the coopleElon of the PrograoEG, thc Pertlclpetlng Govcrnncnrl and thc Execurlng Agerry rhall coneult as ro thc dleposltlon of rll proJect cqulprcnt provlded by chc Prograooc. Tlclc to swh equlpocnt rhell noroally, bc trenrfcrred !o the ParGlclpatlng Covernoencs or !o Gntltlct noolnrrcd by thca, vhcn lt 1r rcqulrcd for conttnucd operatlon of thc progrrElc or for actlvltles follirulng dlrectly cherefroo. The Executlng Agcrry ory, houcver, at lcr dlscretlon, rc!a1n tltle Co part or all of er.rch cqulpoent. t,',ffi I8 ll. Contrlburlons of the Partlclpatlng Governoencs The speclflc contrlbutlons of each Partlctpactng Governocnr are ftxed tn spec tal prococols covcrlng operarlons 1n each councry corrcluded berueen tltc GovernEent and che Execurlng Agerry. l' t9 Alpcndlx II PR.OGRTXHE OBJECTIVE A}ID PI.A}I OP ACTION FOR THE PHASE 1986 - r99I The obJectlv6 s6 the orrhccrcraalc control prograoac, prenncd to bc echlcvcd by 1997. la to clloinete orrchoccrclasle aa e dlrceoe of publlc hcalth and soclocconootc ltoportsrEc throughout the prograone rrc. and to cnaurc thaE cherc 1B no recrudesccrre of thc dlseasc thereafter. To attaln thls obJectlve, the prograooe sharl conElnue ro purauc and dcvclop a serres of actlvtclcs rnltrated durrng the frrst .eo phrscr coverrng r974-1985' To thls end, 1r shalr carry our the folroutng irct.lvltrG! a! outllned ln the plan of Operatlons for rhe thlrd flnarrlal phase:. (a) organlze aerlal larvlcidlng operatlons; (b) carry ou! entooologlcal survelllarre of che rreatcd.rers; (c) evaluate rhe operaclons by regular epldeolologlcal rurvclllarrce; (d) ltor rhe long-tero safeCy of the Larvlclde trcatocnt for thc envlrontrent; IlEon I ( ,y 0,.,.i# 20 (e) pursue a progratrEe of appl ied entooologlcal and epldeolologlcal research and lncrodrre progresslvely and syscetratlcally ncv oethodologles found sultable; ( f ) undercake, 1n c ol Iaboratlon ul ch che UNDp,/!Jorld Bank/uHO Spec lrl Prograooe for Research and rralnlng 1n Troprca). Drseaacs, rcsea-rch touards flndlng sutcable cheooEherapy for oase eppllcatlon; (g) prepare vlth chc partlclprtlng Covernocncs plane f.rr rhe of actlvlrlca arrd assls! cheo ln assuolng responstblllcy ac t 1vl t les , as approprlaCe; devoLutlorr for rhcsc l'(h) trrln pcrsonnel as ncceosary for the progra'oe and for devolutron; and (1) collect, analyze, and dlssetrlnatc lnforoatlon regardlng socloeconoolc developoent ln the'r.or..rr" area ln order to encourage strch developtrenc. )Aoocnd ir III-21 - $4 I I o t p I uI ) I I I I I I ii t I aw%- i-- ll4a('>- i[ I Ii Ir!i il it # t r9 I I i !t |. ) >cGg fZ2< t oZ <; <I EG <. I *loIs (o3=dAaX I (, Uaa AG5> tl ,./ cli cl' ! J \ t I o a tt i :s It led 3 =, l6]I o li,I I I I . l1:: ., i. 'i { .. v ,,t--. I,) "l Y"? . i. oi . it.t r",*, 7 0 t- 1) ORCANIZATIONAI CHART ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROCRA.I{HE Appendix lV 1 ,ONCHOCERCIASIS I ruxoL--g!R!:-- I I J EXPERT ADV COMHITT ( ISORY r DE l- - - - -l"-., ECoLocL ' GROUP L- CAI, 'I) r -- . NATIONAI .ONCHOCERCIAS IS I , COMHITTEESL--- -1 I I I J JOINT PROGRA}EIE ITTEE CO}OIITTEE OF SPONSORING AGENCIES (FAO UNDP IBR-D ITHO)' r WORLD HEALTH ORCANIZATION PROCR}.I'TlE DIRECTOR (
I &zl,s[o,t I ATTACHHENT HUORANDUM OF AGREE,IEIIT ON THE ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROGRA}IHE I Thts Heaoranduu of Agreeoent descrtbes the lnstltutlonal and operarlonal !rranseEenra for the Orrchocerclasts Control Progranoe (herelnafter called ,'the Prograaoe-) approved by che parrlcipaclng Governments and slgned by theo. rt takes effecc as of I January 1986, upon che certrlna!1on on 3I Deceober l9g5 of the Agreeoent Sovernlng the 0peratlons of rhe Orchocerclasls control prograooe 1n fhe VoIca Rlver Basln Area corrcluded on ).9 Sepreober 1979. II 2 PART I GENERAI PROVISIOIIS l. The PrograoEe inlclatcd on I January lg74 ts e collaboretlvc undcrtaLtnt of (1) Govcrnotents of llesr Afrlca ln the Progreooc Area (herclnrfEcr rcfcrrcd ro as -Par!lc rpacrng Governoents-), (rr ) che covernoents and orgrntz.tlon. contrlbutlng to che orrchocerc laalg Fund and bound by che orrhearc lealr fund Agreeacnt (herelnafrer referred ro aa -conrrlbutlng partlea-) and (tll) uNDp, FAO' tile t'lorId Bank and uHO (hercrneftcr referred to as -sponsorrng Agcrrler-) 2' Each ParclclpatlnB Governoent undercakes Eo provlde chc progrrulc slth full support, to honour thc cooolti."n," rald dorrn 1n*,tpp.ndrx I, and, rl flr a8 lrs !crrtcory 1s corrcerned, to oalntaln che achleveoenEs of the prograuc, co ensure lhat there ls no recrudescerlce of che dlsease folloutng ccrtatlon of thc opcratlons lopleoented by the prograome tn rts area rnd to proaotc end support se loeconoolc developoent thereln. 3' 1JHO ts the execuclng agerry for che Prograooe. IJHO la rlro rerponrlblc for advlslnS countrles 1n the carrylng our of thelr responalblllttca ar they relate to che Prograoog operatlons and ualntenarEe of dlsearc control rnd for coordlnatlng any lntercountry efforts chat may be requlred ln thls connectlon. The lJorld Bank undertakes Eo use lts best efforta to ooblllze lnternaclonal resources for che Prograooc of r,rhich the obJectlvc and plan of acclon are dcecrtbed ln Appendlx II. UNDP, FAO and the ttorld Bank a3.l6t sl!h roc loorrooic developaent of Che areas c ontrol led. al 4. The Prograo'e arca ts that dellneated on che mrp artachecl as Appcndlx III. should rhe Prograatre area be oodlfied on approval of the Jolnt Prograooe cooolccee, rhe neu llolts shall be dellneated on a revlsed oap. PART I I I NST ITUTIONAT PROV IS IONS The arraqge@enEs set forth belor.r and as outllned ln the organlzatlonal charr ac!ached as Appendix LV shall foro the basls for che 6anag,etrenr of ctrc Prograooe. I. Jolnt PrograDtre Cotrolttee (JPC) l'l The JPC', consisttng of representatrves of rhe participatrng covcrnocnts, of aIt contrrbutrng partres and of che four sponsorrng Agerrcres sheII hrvc the folloslng func tlons, naoely to: (r) exerc lse general supervlslon over che polic les to be adopred ln the planning of the prograooe anrl over che operaclons lopleoented by 1t, as reell as over Ehe acrlvltles undertaken bv the Partlc lpatrng GovernoenLs to ensure that rhere rs no rec rudescerrce of the disease, and to chat effec t keep lcself abreatt of alI aspec ts of the developoent of che prograooe and conslder reporrs srrbmltted to ir by thc (,ommittcc,oI S;:onsorlng Agerc les; 4(tt1 approvc thc propoeed pran of actl0n and chc budgct coolng flnerclal pcrlod of !hc pro3raooc prepared !he cstltratr prep.rcd by the Bank of concrtbutlona dlsburscoents to be 6ade to, and froo, the Fund ln (111) approve any oodlflcatlon of rhe prograotoe.rGr; and ( tv; for thc by t{H0 rnd and chec perlod; L.2 consldcr such ocher tratrers relatlng rcferred to 1c by any ocaber thereof. to che Prograooe ar oay be t year or st any tttrc durlng thr year lcar rhen half of rhc Conrrlluttng Parclc lpatlng Governocnra. (tf) The JpC shell reach 1rs concluslone by conscneus l'3 Thc Jpc sharl be preslded over by a chelroan serected froo thc cooltEcG et che bcglnntnS 0f 1t3 ennuar sesg10n. Hls tenurc of offlcc shar_r contlnue untrr the eleccron of hls sLEcessor at the subeequenc annual gersron of che JPC' The charroan sharl under!ake g\,"h addrrronal du!ree ar rre oay bc requcrted to pcrforo by the JpC I.4 (1) The JPC shall EGec 1f so rcquceccd by Parrlcs or half of Each oeober of the JpC s by tcs repreientaclvcs 1n orE e not thc fraIl raake arrange.cnts I .ttendtng oeetlngs of to covcr thc cxpcnaes thc JPC. lrr urred l.5 IIHO shalI provldc af,. "Jrccarter of thc JpC. I 52. The Cooolttec of SDonror lng AgcrE lcs ( CSA) 2.1 Thtr cooatttcc, co'poscd of ocobcrr apporntcd by each of chc four Sponrorlng Agcrclcr, ls ao orgen of prcprrrclon and exccutlon. 2.2 Irs ducles shaII be lncer alla ro: (1) (1r) (111) 2.3 (1) Thc Coooltcee shaII treec at least !r,rlcc a ycar convcned at thc request of any of lcs oeobers; (11) the Cooolcree shall rake lts declslone by consensua; exaolne Lhe reports suboi!ted by the Expert Advlsory uvl]Illlttee (EAC) described belon as uell as reporrs by any of the Sponsorlng AgerElcs, and !ransol! chese ulch any observatlon consldered neccesary to t.he JpC not Iees !han chtrty daya before che latcerrs annual oeetlng; srudy parclcular aspects of the prograaoe, lncludlng socloeconooic developocn!, uhlch oay be referred to lE by th€ JPC or any of the Sponsorlng Agerrtes; revlee thc ASerc y; Erch Sponsorlng Agerrcy shall bear the lncurrcd by lts rcpresencrtlve to the Ecct 1n8! of thc Coml t tcc. vork plane and budgcra prepercd by the Exer.uclng Ir oay also be cost of the cxpcnseg(rlt) Coooltcee in rttendlng I II 6 l. Execuc.ing Agerrcy HHo, as the Execurlng AgerEy, shall appotnt rhe prograome Dlrector, sharl asslgn other lnrernarlonal eraff and other personnel to Ehe progratroe eg speclfled In the plans of actlon, shaII provlde the prograooe ulth pertranent cechnical and adolntstratlve assis!,ance, and shall be responslble for the rrork plans and budgecs and for thc loplencncatlon of rhe prograooe as approved by rhe CSA and the JPC. l4 . Exper ! Advi sory Cooa Irree (EAC) 4.1 To provlde rhe JPC relch independenr advtce on sclentiflc, technlcal and ecologlcal oatters related to shaII appolnE an Experc Advlsory Coooi!ree: (1) (11) and evaluatlon che Prograooe, of rhe CSA The EAC shall revlet.l and evaluate rhe sc lentlflc , technlcal ecological aspects of rhe prograooe as uell as che transfer the Partlc lpatlng Governoencs of acclviEles to be undertaken chem co ensure Ehat there 1s no recrudescerEe of the dlsease It shall recoooend such oeasures as tray be necessary co tra rnta 1n or toprove the efflc lenc y of the operatlon6. and to by The the due EAC shall cooprlse not oore than tvelve oeobere coverlng broad range of dlsctgl{ne-s. connec ted ulth the progratrtre, regard belng pald to the iorrerns of the JpC. ( 7(111) (rv) (r) Thc EAC shall hevc atteched to lt a pcro.ncnc Ecologlcel Group cooporcd of not oorc lhen flvc oeobers, of vhlch onc sharl bc a acobcr of che EAC, uhlch rhell atudy the ecologlcal lopect on chc cnvlrooacnt of thc urc of losetlcldes ln thc progreuae, Thlr Frologtcel Group shall propoae Eo rhc JpC rhrough thc EAC arrh oeelurc! a! Eay bc necded to suppleoent the ecologlcal rcudtca undcrEekcn undcr the prograooc and shall oekc recoonendaElon! to cnaure effecclve protec(1on of the cnvlronacnc. I Thc EAC oty. e! necessary, recooocnd fhat uorklng gqoupa be crc.tcd on r leEporary bealr to dcel nlth etEh rpcclflc rubJcc!!.r lrsclf, che JpC, or any of thc Sponsorlng Agcrrlea Ery tuggcrt. Each uorklng group sharl bc coopoacd r! requlred of cxperts appolnted by the approprlace atency ln rhe fteld corrcrned, snd, lrrcrude, rf posetblc, onc ocobcr of thc EAc. Each uorklng group shall be catebllshed on an ad hoc beats, gcncrelly treet only orre, and guborr tts report to the EAc. After rcvlcning all sclenclflc and tcchnical aepects of che Progrrooe, thc report of the Ecolo3lcel Group, thc rcporEr of tetrporrry uorklng groups end the ..of.a" of frerd olgclons I undcrraken by any of lta neobert, rhF EAC shall prcpare a I rcport concalnlng lrs flndtngs rnd rpcoooendaclons. The rcport ahall be sub Itott ced lnlrlally lco HHO nhlch ahall f orvard It elth lcs coooenrs rhereon,o,n. fse. The report of thc Ecologlcal Group ehall bc annered ,ol ,nr, report. I 81..? (1) The oeobers of rhe EAC and of the Ecologlcal Group shall serve for a perlod of tno yearr vlthouf preJudlce to rcappolntoent. Heobers of uorklng groups shall be appolnced on an ad hoc basls for rhe duraElon of the Sroup's furEtlons. (i1) The EAC and thc Eco-I,oglcaI Group shalI oe.ec lndepcndently at least once a year; cach shalI elecc I chalrErn froa ltg oetobers scrvtnS for a pcrlod of one year subJect to reelectlon for anocher !ero. (r11) The chatroan of che EAC, or ln hts abserre a ocobe: deputed co acE for hlo, shall arEend treeEln86 of the JPC. (lv) l.lHO shall provlde the secrelariar of che EAC (v) Costs relaled co the EAC shaII be borne by rhe Fund. 5. National Onchocerc iasls Cooolttee (NOC) 5.1 The maJor coordlnatlng eleuienc at Sovernoent level shaII be the NOC set up by each of the Partlclpatlng Governoenrs. 5.2 Each Coooltree, cooPrlstng quallfted r,epresentatl natlonal servlces concerned, shall bc invegted rrlth authorl I i I "J r{ e of thc toaln cnebllnB 1t co for: ,riix l,nt r? .ict at the hlghest Ievel and to coaoand approprlate resourccf 9(1) (rr1 (1rr) ( 1v) (v) (vt ) ( v11) (v111) coordlnerlng thc actton of aIl nrtlonal scrvlcer lnvolvcd ln thc Progreooc end ln thc aubrequen! roclocconoolc devclopocnt proje t!; prcperlng and orgtnlzlng a large_scale caopalgn populetton of thc cxlsterrc, oethode and alos of to InforE the the Prograooe; prcprrlng thc leglsletlon and regulaElona rcqulrcd for the .looth runnlng of thc prograooc; errcouraglng the foroulatton acttlclcnt tnd reloeconootc r end proJcctr for of lrhc rcclelacd of prograooca dcvq l6 p6s6 3 the arcrs; taklng aIl approprlate ocasurer to cnsure thrt thc rG.uIE! echlcvcd rt thc cnd of che prograooc arc Ealntalncd; teklng rpproprrate ac !lon co ensure chac frnarrc ral cooor coencs of thc Governocncs are honoured; enaurlng Ilalson betseen the Governoenc6 and prograooe hcrdquertcrs; and provldlng llrlson lJlrh conccrned. che NOCs of the ocher countrles 5.3 Thc progreaoc Dlreccor shalI be cloaely sasoclatcd clth rhc coordlnetlon of thc york of the dlffercnt NOC;. The IeeI rcprc.cnt.clver of thc Sponrortng Agcrrclcr oay eaelst the rcspectlve NOCs ,s neccsr.ry. l0 DoNE at cenevar in tvo ortgrnar copres, one rn che Engrish Ianguage anJ the orher 1n the French language, both texts belng equarly auchenttc. GOVERME}IT OF THE PEOPLE'S RtPto{rK OF BENIN By Authqrlzed represen Da tG S.E. le CoIoneI And Minlstre de la SanE COVER}+{ENT OF BURXINA ASO By lu 9ss Aurhorlzed rep sentaElve Datc Dr' Alaln Domln 8,a Sec16ralr nlsrEre de la Sanc6 COVERNHENT IC OF ! 1ve At ch ade publlque By Autho ative H.E. Hr. Emmanuel G, Tanoh Secrecary for HeaIch, Hlnlst Hons 1 e Eiv e Canra ra 0 thor ed S.E ns le 1l De.uL, tSts Da te lt Duul* tg ?s Da rc Da Ce // ar l9?5 of Healch COVERI.SIENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF By ed re p r Ambassadeur & ReprEsenEant peI'0fflce de Naclons Unles et auprEs deaut res lons 1n rn at 1 ona en Sulsse RE LIC OF EA-B I SSAU represenraElve ur Ing. Alexandre Nunes Correia G Minlsrre de Ia Sant6 publlque COVERNMENT OF THE R LIC OF THE IVOR.Y COAST Auchorlzed represenfaclvc DrtaS.E. le Professeur Mady Alphonse DJEdJ6Mtnistre de la Sant6 publlque et de la Populatlon By ENT OF // Due'<Lc' 1995 /t ll Tur^lu tge, THE ALI Aurhorlz PrctcnEallveS.E. Ie Profe sseur HaJBadou Derob6 Ie ll t6 publlque ec des Affaires THE NIGER tl V q ' tSts Dete Hlnlscre de Ia San soct ales COVER.U{ENT OF THE REPUB ly lt l9! 5Authorlzcd rcprcrcnctclv3 I S. E. lc Doctcur rrrbdou HoudlHlnlstrc dc la Sant6 publlque er des Affalresaoclal.ca GOVERN{ENT OF THE REPUDLIC OF SEI{EGAL Da Cc * qly By By il D"rnlu t93sAuthorlzcd reprcecntatlve Dr. 81ranc Dtouf Da!c Dlrcctcur du servtce natlonal des Grandes End6mlesHlnletEre dc la Sanc6 publlque COTIERI.UENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRT{ LEONE Authorlzcd rGprerentatlve COVERiO{E}TT OF rcPrcsent lve Date I L* t-). Dateeu Karsa Dtvlalon Epld6mlologle e la Sant6 publlque er des Affalres Au l,CI Dr D1 s laIea t-Ilblr- COVER}T{EMT OF THE R,EPUBLIC OF SIER,M LEONE Aut,horlzcd rcprcacntlctvc Llllllaur B. \.lrl.ghc Econoolc Counselor and Head of Chancery Ernbassy of Sierra Leone ly 4e'1.*' t 1%. Dr Bc -hr ',Li L2 Appendlx I OPERAT IONAL FACILITIES IN THE PROGRA},IHE AREA l. Lecal trrtnReDent6 lrgal arran8ctrents to covef the operarlons undertaken under the prograaoe shell bc governed by che provlslons of thc respectlve scandard and baslc aSrreoencs corrcludcd betrleen each of the Sponsoring Agerrles and che Parclc lpatlng Gov2jns66g5. t'Ilthouc resrrrctrng rheir generalrEy, chese agreeoenrs shalr cover che prlvtlcges and loounlcles of the agerrcres sponsorrng rhe prograeoe, thelr staff, eoployees and sub-conEractors when engaged rn operacrons provided for ln the Prograooe, and responsibllicy Ior 1oss, daoage or lnjurres resulcrng froo operarlons carrled ouc under che prograooe, Neclonals and peroanenc resldenrs of rhe parclc lpatlng Countrtes apPointGd by thc Execuclng Agency to serve on the staff of rhe prograooe sha!l i be capl{led 1n accordarre wtth the Scaff Regulaclons and RuIes of rhe ltorld I HeaIth frganlzatlon. I I I I I i -Contrec tors and thelr r sonne I su$-contractors of the Execucing Agercy or of rny other sponsorrng Agency and thelr staff (cxccpt for natlonals of the coun(rte6 correrncd eoployed on a local bisls): 2. Su ( l3 (a) shall be lonunc froo lcgal procesa ln rcspcct of all.crt pcrforEcd by them 1n chclr offlclal capaclty ln the exccutlon of the Progreoocl (b) shall be looune froo natlonal ecrvlcc obllgatlonr; (c) shaII be luoune togcrhcr glth thelr spouses and relrtlvcs dcpendcnt on chetr froo loolgrrtlon restrlcClonr; (d) shall be accorded the prlvllege of brlnglng lnto thc counrry rcasonable atlounEo of forclgn currcrE,y for chc purpoacr of thc proJect or for personrr use of er.rch personncr, end of srthdraerng any strh aoounts broughr lnto thc councry, or, tn a.cordrrE.. utth Ehe relcvant forcrgn exchrnge regulaclons, rrrh lEountr es oey bc earned !hereln by such personnel ln the executlon of thc progrrEEG; (e) shall be accorded together slth thelr spouacr and rclaclver dependenr on EheE rhe satre repacrlatlon factlltles ln the event of lnternatlonal crlses as dlplonatlc envoys. I Al I personnel lnv1olablllty for of al I che Executing Agency's conrractors shall enJoy pspcrs and docuruen!s relatlng co lhe proJecE. The Partlclpatlng Govcrnoents shall elrher exeop! froo, or bcrr thc coat of any caxeE, duttes, fees or lcviea uhlch they oay loporc on.ny forclgn flro or ort.nlzatlon vhlch oay bc rctetned by the Execurlng Agcrry rnd on the forclgn personnel of any s..h flro or organlzatlon ln rcapcct of: '',8i -, *ti 1A l4 (a) the salartes or the Prograooe; (b) any the lnto eaSes earned by srrh personnel tn the executlon equlpoenc, oacerlals and supplles brought l,:ro the counrry for purposes of che Prograooe or shlch, after havlng be.:n broughc the coun(ry, oay be subsequencly rlthdrarn rherefroo; (c ) any substanElal quantltles of equlpoent, oatertals and suppllee obtalned Ieal).y for che executlon of che prograooe, slrh le, for eraoprc, petrol and spare parts for che operatl0n and oaln!enrrrce oi egulpoent Eentl0ned under (b) above,,1ch che provlsion EhaE the typcs and approxltrace quantl!les co be exeopted and relevan! procedures co be folloeed shaII be agreediupon rlrh r.he Partlclpatlng GovernocnCs and, as approprlare, recorded ln the annual and general plans of acrlon; and (d) as rn the case of cor'.essrons currently granced ro rhe personnel of the Sponsorlng Agencies, any properry broughc., rncludlng one prlvrEcly otrned autooobrle per eoployee, by che flro or organlzarl0n or lrs personnel for chelr personar use or consuoptl0n or shrch afcer havtng been brought lnto the country, oay subsequently be slchdraun ctrerefroo' upon departure of such personnel. The prlvllcges and loounltles to shlch such firo or organlzarlon and lts perronncl oey be cntltred, referred co in the paragraphs above, oay be r.rarved by thc Erccuclng Agcrcy vhere, rn lts oplnlon, the tomunlcy uourd ropede the courrc of Juetlce aod can be ualved vlchou! preJudrce to che s(EcesefuI coaplctron of !he Prograooe or to the Interesc of thc Executlng AgerEy. It5 Thc Executlng ASGrEy chell provldc thc Prrttclpatlng Governocntr stth che llst of personnel to shoo thc prlvllcgcr and loounltlG. enuocretcd abovc rhall rpPry. 3. Cuctoos and tex cxcEptlon The Partlclpatlng Govcrnoenta ehall realve or defray .ny cu!Eoor dutles end othcr chargcr rclatcd to thc clearrrrcc of Ehc cqulpocnt and ruppller lrrludlng sp8rG p.rtr, fucl, lubrlcanta, lnBcctlcldcr, laporEcd for rhc purpo.cr of thc Prograonc. I 4. Dc uocnta Elon. tcchnlcrl lnforuatlon and rcportr SubJect to securlcy rcgulatlonr ln force, thc ParElclpatlng Governncnts shall provlde access to all technlcal rcportBr Erp8, fllea end othcr lteoa of lnforaatlon, uhether publlshed or noE, that oay be regarded ae neccssary for thc cxec ut lon of thc Progremc. The PartlclpatlnS Govcrnoents shall provlde che Progranoc free of charge, by thc setfcc!t trcans, nlth che EGtcoroloSlcaI and hydrologlctl lnforoatlon needcd for rhe proper cxecutlon of the operaclons. 5. Ovcrfll ht and landi rl hrs i I .l ior co adJacenr countrles, 1! bclng underatood that furt fllght plen I I Each Partlclpatlng Governocnt rhall fac tlttatc thc c rosrlng of bordcra by thc ke thc necer!rry rrcpa to rogrraEc'a alrcrrft on fllghte froo r; a, ffi I6 lnforoatlon shaII be oade avallable by the prograooe co rhe avleClon au!horltlee lnvolved. SlolIarIy, !he crosslng of tcsros shaII be factlltated by each parclc(patlng Government 6. As6lscarEe froo avlarlon servlc es The Partlcrpatrng Governoents shaII nake the necessary arrangerDents to enaure thar che aircraff used by thc prograre can recelve asslscarEG froo rn! natlonar clvtr. (and poeelbly olrlrary) avlatron servrcc6 and u* the corrcspondlng lnfrastruc ture free of charge. 7 . Telec ooounlc acl on netr.rork The Partlc lpaflng Governtrencs agree chat an lrrEercourc ry celecooounlcatl.ns necuork for the progra@tre oay be:scabrished by the Executlng Agerry as Operating Agency for chls purpose. The Govgpnpgnls, havlng reached agreeocnr on the freque16res thac oay be allocated to the Prograaoe for thls necsork, shall authorlze the Executing Agency ro use theo contlnuously for technlcal requlrements ult.hln che proSraooe area free of c ha rge 8. Sltes and consrructlons The Partlc tpatrng Covernoents shaII oake available nac lonal c lvl I bordere by ground to the Prograooe, for onstrucClons requlred and cannot be provlded .1* chr vhole perlod of lts r:x-curlon, the land needed for by the programoe, uhere such constructLons do not exlst bY the narlonal aurhorirl.es. .l -f t7 9 9ater. electrlcit oatel gervlces rnd telecooounlcrtlonay. o The Parrlctparlng Govcrnllent,l rhall eneurc thrt thc hcrdqutrtGrt, aGccorr end rubrcctorr of chc ProgrrEoc erc ruppllcd rrhcrc avalleblc ulth s.tcr tnd clcctrlclty and rrlth tclcphonc and telcgreph scrvlccc utthln thclr tGrrtcorr,c.. 10. Dlspo!1t1on of cqu lprcnt and ruppllcr ArI oaterlal, equlpocnt end eupprles rrhlch are purchaser froo the rcrourccs of rhe Progreooc shell be uscd excluslvcly for lhc GrccuEton of thc proJecr, and shaII reorln the properry of rhe Prograooc ln shotc neoe lt thalI be held by rhe Executlng Agercy. Arrangeoents oay be oade, rf nJesrary, for a EeEporrry trrnsfer of custody of equlpEenr to local authorlclee durlng rhe IlfctlEG of rhe Prograooc, slthour prejudlcc to the flnal transfer. Prlor to the coopleElon of the PrograoEG, thc Pertlclpetlng Govcrnncnrl and thc Execurlng Agerry rhall coneult as ro thc dleposltlon of rll proJect cqulprcnt provlded by chc Prograooc. Tlclc to swh equlpocnt rhell noroally, bc trenrfcrred !o the ParGlclpatlng Covernoencs or !o Gntltlct noolnrrcd by thca, vhcn lt 1r rcqulrcd for conttnucd operatlon of thc progrrElc or for actlvltles follirulng dlrectly cherefroo. The Executlng Agcrry ory, houcver, at lcr dlscretlon, rc!a1n tltle Co part or all of er.rch cqulpoent. t,',ffi I8 ll. Contrlburlons of the Partlclpatlng Governoencs The speclflc contrlbutlons of each Partlctpactng Governocnr are ftxed tn spec tal prococols covcrlng operarlons 1n each councry corrcluded berueen tltc GovernEent and che Execurlng Agerry. l' t9 Alpcndlx II PR.OGRTXHE OBJECTIVE A}ID PI.A}I OP ACTION FOR THE PHASE 1986 - r99I The obJectlv6 s6 the orrhccrcraalc control prograoac, prenncd to bc echlcvcd by 1997. la to clloinete orrchoccrclasle aa e dlrceoe of publlc hcalth and soclocconootc ltoportsrEc throughout the prograone rrc. and to cnaurc thaE cherc 1B no recrudesccrre of thc dlseasc thereafter. To attaln thls obJectlve, the prograooe sharl conElnue ro purauc and dcvclop a serres of actlvtclcs rnltrated durrng the frrst .eo phrscr coverrng r974-1985' To thls end, 1r shalr carry our the folroutng irct.lvltrG! a! outllned ln the plan of Operatlons for rhe thlrd flnarrlal phase:. (a) organlze aerlal larvlcidlng operatlons; (b) carry ou! entooologlcal survelllarre of che rreatcd.rers; (c) evaluate rhe operaclons by regular epldeolologlcal rurvclllarrce; (d) ltor rhe long-tero safeCy of the Larvlclde trcatocnt for thc envlrontrent; IlEon I ( ,y 0,.,.i# 20 (e) pursue a progratrEe of appl ied entooologlcal and epldeolologlcal research and lncrodrre progresslvely and syscetratlcally ncv oethodologles found sultable; ( f ) undercake, 1n c ol Iaboratlon ul ch che UNDp,/!Jorld Bank/uHO Spec lrl Prograooe for Research and rralnlng 1n Troprca). Drseaacs, rcsea-rch touards flndlng sutcable cheooEherapy for oase eppllcatlon; (g) prepare vlth chc partlclprtlng Covernocncs plane f.rr rhe of actlvlrlca arrd assls! cheo ln assuolng responstblllcy ac t 1vl t les , as approprlaCe; devoLutlorr for rhcsc l'(h) trrln pcrsonnel as ncceosary for the progra'oe and for devolutron; and (1) collect, analyze, and dlssetrlnatc lnforoatlon regardlng socloeconoolc developoent ln the'r.or..rr" area ln order to encourage strch developtrenc. )Aoocnd ir III-21 - $4 I I o t p I uI ) I I I I I I ii t I aw%- i-- ll4a('>- i[ I Ii Ir!i il it # t r9 I I i !t |. ) >cGg fZ2< t oZ <; <I EG <. I *loIs (o3=dAaX I (, Uaa AG5> tl ,./ cli cl' ! J \ t I o a tt i :s It led 3 =, l6]I o li,I I I I . l1:: ., i. 'i { .. v ,,t--. I,) "l Y"? . i. oi . it.t r",*, 7 0 t- 1) ORCANIZATIONAI CHART ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROCRA.I{HE Appendix lV 1 ,ONCHOCERCIASIS I ruxoL--g!R!:-- I I J EXPERT ADV COMHITT ( ISORY r DE l- - - - -l"-., ECoLocL ' GROUP L- CAI, 'I) r -- . NATIONAI .ONCHOCERCIAS IS I , COMHITTEESL--- -1 I I I J JOINT PROGRA}EIE ITTEE CO}OIITTEE OF SPONSORING AGENCIES (FAO UNDP IBR-D ITHO)' r WORLD HEALTH ORCANIZATION PROCR}.I'TlE DIRECTOR (