Project profile — Sustainable Biosecurity in Jordan: Support for the National Committee for Biosecurity and Biosafety

This project aims to strengthen sustainable biosafety and biosecurity in Jordan through support for the National Committee for Biosecurity and Biosafety’s Task Force for Planning and Assessment. Project activities include: (1) developing stakeholder engagement and management strategy; (2) completing a gap analysis of biosafety and biosecurity oversight mechanism and identification of forward-looking security priorities; and (3) completing pilot exercises to assess national biosafety and biosecurity frameworks.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced communication, collaboration and coordination between national stakeholders for preparedness and response to biological threats; and (2) strengthened oversight of biological threats in Jordan by relevant national stakeholders.

Results achieved as of May 2021 include: (1) a list of priorities endorsed by the Committee; and (2) two pilot projects conducted in accordance with the needs identified (e.g. incident reporting policy and protocol assessment; and development of biosafety and biosecurity awareness training programs).