The high-level meeting on building health security beyond Ebola took place in Cape Town between 13 and 15 July 2015. It was convened by the Government of South Africa and WHO to encourage cooperative work between countries— and with WHO and other partners—in building preparedness for future health emergencies and thereby strengthening global health security. The meeting focused on sustained preparedness, with the overall aim of strengthening critical elements of health systems and IHR capacities.

The goal of the meeting was to bring together national, regional and international stakeholders to establish a common framework for action to support, coordinate and intensify the strategic development and maintenance of health security preparedness. In this way, stakeholders would build on achievements and lessons of recent Ebola preparedness efforts.