Theme | Sub-themes and frequency cited |
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Zoonotic disease governance | Complex organisation of the zoonotic disease governance system (15 out of 15 interviewees) |
Health as a state subject (decentralised decision-making) (14 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Central government influence on state health policy agenda setting (10 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Political prioritisation of zoonoses | Low prioritisation of zoonoses in health policy (12 out of 15 interviewees) |
No systematic framework for disease prioritisation (10 out 15 interviewees) | |
Different zoonoses have different level of recognition in existing policy agenda (13 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Unsupportive policies (9 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Barriers to cross-sectoral action for zoonotic disease control | Disciplinary/ sectoral silos/ turf wars (12 out of 15 stakeholders) |
Disparate human and animal disease reporting/ surveillance systems (10 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Communication and information asymmetries (15 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Differences in disciplinary training (9 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Knowledge deficits (11 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Perceived mistrust, ‘egos’ and different mind-sets among actors (12 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Inadequate infrastructure and funding allocation (11 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Institutional bureaucracy and coordination challenges (13 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Competing department priorities (11 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Entrenched hierarchical system (12 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Differences in regional capacities and working practices (10 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Facilitators of cross-sectoral action for zoonotic disease control | Formal governance and leadership structures (15 out of 15 interviewees) |
Clear delineation of sectoral roles (10 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Improving communication and working relationships (15 out of 15 interviewees) | |
Resourcing considerations (12 out of 15 interviewees) |