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

Region

South-East Asia Region

Country

Thailand

Date

29-01-2018

Phe Category

Epidemics and Pandemics

Public Health Emergency

Pandemic influenza

Simulation Exercise Activity

TTX

Participants

Thailand

Status

Conducted

Purpose

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The objectives for the simulation exercise include:_x000D_
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• Sharing experiences on :_x000D_
o Emergency preparedness planning process – the challenges of harmonizing various disease specific plans into on comprehensive national emergency preparedness plan, operationalizing/execution of this plan in an emergency_x000D_
o Financing - availability of resources, flow of resources, accountability etc. in an emergency_x000D_
o Effective coordination and management of support response to epidemics – what does this entail? What kind of structures should countries have in place? How are these governed and financed?_x000D_
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Proposed scenario and testing points_x000D_
• Using material based on the Global Health Security Agenda, 2017 (Uganda)_x000D_

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.