Table 1 Organisational and functional attributes for the characterisation of the structural position of stakeholders involved in the inter-sectorial surveillance strategy of antibiotic resistance in Vietnam

Category of stakeholder

Describes the category the stakeholder belongs to

Government authorities, national research institutes, private sector, international partners

Territorial level

Describes the geographical level at which the stakeholder works

Sub-national, national, supra-national

Supervising authority

Describes the institution which has a direct authority over the stakeholder

Prime Minister, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Finances, Ministry of industries and trade, Ministry of sciences and technology, provincial people’s committee

Professional sector

Describes the sector in which the stakeholder works

Animal health, husbandry management, animal feed, human health, food processing and distribution, food safety, plant health, wildlife, fisheries, soil and water, antibiotic production/distribution

Stakeholder’s structural position in the surveillance strategy

Describes the role of the stakeholder as defined in official documents framing the surveillance strategy

Operating (stakeholder officially tasked with surveillance activities), influencing (stakeholder officially identified as supporting surveillance activities), absent (stakeholder without any assigned role in the surveillance strategy)

Stakeholder’s activity status regarding tasks assigned

Describes stakeholder’s engagement in undertaking or supporting surveillance activities

Active (stakeholder already engaged), prospective (stakeholder about to be engaged), absent (stakeholder not engaged)

Surveillance component

Describes the surveillance component in which the stakeholder undertakes action

ABR and or ABU in hospitals, ABR and or ABU in community, ABR and or ABU in food-producing animals, ABR and or ABU in companion animals, ABR and or ABU in plant, ABR and or ABU in wildlife, ABR in soil and water, ABR in food

Surveillance activities

Describes at which stage of the surveillance process the stakeholder is involved

Surveillance planning, data collection, data reporting, data sharing, data management, data analysis and interpretation, data communication, data dissemination

Collaborations

Describes at which stage of the surveillance process collaborations occur

Orientation, coordination, planning, data collection, data analysis/interpretation, dissemination, communication

Interacting partner

Describes, for each collaboration, with which partner the stakeholder interacts

Any of the other institutions identified

Collaboration status

Describes the engagement of partners in the collaboration

Planned, ongoing

Type of collaboration

Describes the type of collaboration in place

Technical and financial support, inter-sectoral collaborations