3,546,000 Population - 2025

Neighbouring Countries


Conducted
2019

Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks
WHO Health Emergency Dashboard
COVID-19; 2020 - Eritrea
2020
Lowest Indicators
20 %

C.9.2 Health care-associated infections (HCAI) surveillance

C9.Infection prevention and control (IPC) (SPAR)

20 %

C.15.1 Capacity and resources

C15.Radiation emergencies (SPAR)

40 %

C.1.1 Policy, legal and normative instruments

C1.Policy, Legal and normative Instruments to implement IHR (SPAR)

40 %

C.1.2 Gender Equality in health emergencies

C1.Policy, Legal and normative Instruments to implement IHR (SPAR)

40 %

C.7.1 Planning for health emergencies

C7.Health emergency management (SPAR)

40 %

C.9.3 Access to essential health services

C9.Infection prevention and control (IPC) (SPAR)

40 %

C.11.2 Public health response at points of entry

C11.Points of entry (PoEs) and border health (SPAR)

40 %

C.13.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events

C13.Food safety (SPAR)

40 %

C.14.1 Resources for detection and alert

C14.Chemical events (SPAR)

60 %

C.2.1 National IHR Focal Point functions

C2.IHR Coordination, National IHR Focal Point functions and advocacy (SPAR)

60 %

C.2.2 Multisectoral IHR coordination mechanisms

C2.IHR Coordination, National IHR Focal Point functions and advocacy (SPAR)

60 %

C.3.1 Financing for IHR implementation

C3.Financing (SPAR)

60 %

C.3.2 Financing for Public Health Emergency Response

C3.Financing (SPAR)

60 %

C.4.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime

C4.Laboratory (SPAR)

60 %

C.4.4 Laboratory testing capacity modalities

C4.Laboratory (SPAR)

60 %

C.7.2 Management of health emergency response

C7.Health emergency management (SPAR)

60 %

C.9.1 IPC programmes

C9.Infection prevention and control (IPC) (SPAR)

60 %

C.11.3 Risk-based approach to international travel-related measures

C11.Points of entry (PoEs) and border health (SPAR)

60 %

Avg.score (15 capacities)
Submitted - 2024

SPAR

0%

Avg. score (19 capacities)
Latest completion - 2025

JEE

IHR Designated PoE
Ground Crossing
0
Port
2
Airport
1

1

Activities Conducted

2024 - Present

SIMEX



No Data!

AAR


No Data!

REMAP




No Data!

IHR-PVS

3

Activities Conducted

2009 - 2019

WOAH PVS Pathway

Completed
2023

AMR Self Assessment



No Data!

MPC
Multisectoral Preparedness Coordination




No Data!

Joint Risk Assessment (JRA)

Universal Health Coverage  
UHC Service Coverage Index
SDg 3.8.1
50
Sustainable Development Goals  
Development assistance and vaccine coverage
SDG Target 3.b
Health workforce (Medical doctors per 10000 population)
SDG Target 3.c
Sanitation and hygiene Total Population using at least basic sanitation services (%)
SDG Target 6.2


Conducted
2022

NAPHS


No Plan or Plan not publicly available

0

Influenza Plan


D - National AMR action plan approved by government that reflects Global Action Plan objectives, with a budgeted operational plan and monitoring arrangements.

AMR PLAN

Resource Landscape
DONOR
TECHNICAL AREA SUPPORTED

0

Bilateral & Multilateral Donors

0

Technical Area Supported

0

Implemented Activities

Public Health Emergencies Preparedness
  • UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
  • To support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the COVID-19 pathogenic genomic sequencing initiative

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the continent

  • To support the UK's New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) rollout to African Union Member States, to enhance the detection and subsequent assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to undertake a rapid mortality survey to assess the impacts from COVID-19

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners response to Covid-19

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to develop and strengthen the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to develop monitoring and evaluation of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing: Trace, Test and Track initiative

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the organisation and delivery of the Africa CDC virtual conference 'Africa's Leadership in COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access'

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners to develop guidance for sero-surveillance surveys

  • Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners to develop and strengthen the African Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC) for effective public health deployment for COVID-19 response

  • To support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the development and implementation of COVID-19 guidance

  • "To support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in strengthening the Public Health Emergency Operation Centres (PH EOC) for effective COVID-19 response across the African Union member states. "

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WHO Collaborating Centres

Resource Mapping (REMAP)

No data!

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