Strategic Partnership for Health Security and Emergency Preparedness (SPH) Portal | Building Stronger Health Systems for Sustainable Health Security

WHO Region

African Region

Country

Benin

Date

28-05-2019 to 30-05-2019

Phe Category

Epidemics and Pandemics

Status

Conducted

C1: Legislation and financing

IHR capacity and indicator

Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR

IHR capacity and indicator

Financing mechanism and funds for timely response to public health emergencies

IHR capacity and indicator

Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities

C2: IHR coordination and national IHR focal point functions

C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface

IHR capacity and indicator

Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses

C4: Food safety

C5: Laboratory

C6: Surveillance

C7: Human resources

C8: National health emergency framework

C10: Risk communications

C11: Points of entry

C12: Chemical events

C13: Radiation emergencies

C14: Other capacity tested

C9: Health service provision

Outbreak Start

23-11-2018

Outbreak Intervention

06-12-2018

Outbreak Lab Confirmation

07-12-2018

Outbreak Detection

29-11-2018

Public Communication

07-12-2018

AAR Period Start

23-11-2018

Outbreak Notification

06-12-2018

Outbreak End

29-03-2019

Outbreak Verification

06-12-2018

AAR Period End

29-03-2019

C1: Average Capacities Score(%)

C2: Average Capacities Score(%)

C3: Average Capacities Score(%)

C4: Average Capacities Score(%)

C5: Average Capacities Score(%)

C6: Average Capacities Score(%)

C7: Average Capacities Score(%)

C8: Average Capacities Score(%)

C9: Average Capacities Score(%)

C10: Average Capacities Score(%)

C11: Average Capacities Score(%)

C12: Average Capacities Score(%)

C13: Average Capacities Score(%)

C14: Average Capacities Score(%)

Public Health Emergency

Lassa Fever

Overview

Hazard and Risk

Hazard and risk to countries can be determined probabilistically as a function of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and capacity. Current hazard/risk can be assessed based on country risk assessment reports, recurring events, current events in other countries and other sources.

Country Capacity

Country Capacity is the combination of the strengths, attributes and resources available within the country to manage and reduce health emergency risks and strengthen resilience. The International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) require all WHO Member States to have the ability to detect, assess, report and respond to public health emergencies. Country capacities are assessed through the IHR Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, IHR-PVS National Bridging Workshops, health system data and related indicators.

National Plan

National planning helps to determine what actions should be taken in the coming weeks, months and years to prevent, detect and respond to risks and threats. Actions can be identified through all-hazards National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS), disease-specific plans, contingency plans and other sources.

Resource Landscape

Donors and partners can include Member States, intergovernmental organizations, development banks, institutes, non-state actors and others who provide financial assistance and/or expertise to assist countries in strengthening and maintaining capacities to prevent, detect and respond to public health risks and threats.