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

Region

Western Pacific Region

Country

Australia

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Japan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Malaysia

Mongolia

Republic Of Korea

Singapore

Viet Nam

Date

04-12-2019 to 05-12-2019

Phe Category

Epidemics and Pandemics

Public Health Emergency

Influenza (flu)

Simulation Exercise Activity

Facilitators

Allan Bell

Participants

Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Hong Kong (SAR); Japan; Lao PDR; Macao (SAR); Malaysia; Mongolia; Korea (Republic of); Singapore; Viet Nam; New Caledonia

Status

Conducted

Purpose

IHR NFP SimEx (Crystal)_x000D_ The objectives of IHR Exercise Crystal 2018 were:_x000D_ 1. to validate the functional accessibility of the IHR NFP and WHO IHR DO using registered_x000D_ contact details;_x000D_ 2. to practice and test IHR NFP’s assessment of public health events using the decision-making_x000D_ instrument contained in Annex 2 of the IHR (2005); and its notification process including_x000D_ posting to the IHR Event Information Site (EIS);_x000D_ 3. to facilitate the cross-sectoral communication between IHR NFP and their national counterpart_x000D_ departments on public health event assessment and response;_x000D_ 4. to improve the understanding and familiarity of staff across Member States and WHO with the_x000D_ IHR NFP system; and_x000D_ 5. to test the video conference capability of the WPRO EOC and IHR NFP.

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.