WHO organized a Global Consultation Meeting on After Action Reviews and Simulation Exercise from 10 – 12 December 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia to examine methods to accelerate AAR and SimEx implementation under the International Health Regulations Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (IHR-MEF) and propose comprehensive and robust modalities to monitor and report on AARs and SimEx.

Specifically, the meeting aimed to:

·  Review the current SimEx and AAR Country Implementation Guidance (CIG) rational, methodology, inclusion criteria, tools and resources, recommendations and reporting requirements.

·  Share and identify key challenges, achievements, best practices and lessons learnt in the implementation of AARs and SimEx under the IHR-MEF.

·  Identify and agree on regional modalities in working with Member States to implement the minimum reporting template and Objective Based Evaluation (OBE) of IHR capacities as proposed in the CIG.

·  Clarify role and responsibilities between WHO Regional office, Country office and headquarters in the implementation of the CIG.

·  Present and agree on the set-up and use of the global roster of experts with WHO and partner staff to support country and regional AAR & SimEx.

The participants at the meeting involved representatives of all WHO Regional Offices, a few selected Member States/country offices, WHO Headquarters staff and expert consultants, and other stakeholders and experts working on SimEx and AAR globally.

The full report of the meeting is available and can be found at this link.