The current contingency plan contains a considerable portion of the relevant items needed for an avian influenza contingency plan. Therefore the current plan serves as the basis for this updated version of the contingency plan. In the assessment phase, several gaps were identified in the current contingency plan. In this report, an updated version of the current contingency plan is developed as per international standards. The New plan will serve as a good reference guide for officials and other concerned stakeholders to efficiently manage a disease outbreak in the future. Several chapters were added and moreover, the level of detail in the contingency plan was improved. This was done to ensure that it is in line with similar international regulations (like the EU Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza).