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

Region

African Region

Country

Rwanda

Date

08-01-2019 to 11-01-2019

Phe Category

Epidemics and Pandemics

Public Health Emergency

Ebola

Simulation Exercise Activity

FSX

Participants

Rwanda

Status

Conducted

Purpose

Simulation Objectives_x000D_
 Test the national coordination mechanisms._x000D_
 To evaluate EVD Surveillance system and organization in place_x000D_
 To test organization and functions at community, PoE, health center, ETC, district hospital_x000D_
 To identify and document strengths, gaps and opportunities for improvement in functional and operational EVD preparedness and response capabilities_x000D_
The purpose of this report is to analyze simulation results, identify strengths to be maintained and built upon, identify potential areas for further improvement, and support development of corrective actions.

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.