After Action Review (AAR)
After Action Review (AAR)
Last updated on 26 May 2025
AAR Activities
The video explains in 3 minutes the AAR practice as promoted by WHO, including the definition, the different methodologies and available resources.
An After Action Review is a qualitative review of actions that are taken to respond to an emergency or a public health event as a means of identifying best practices and areas for improvement to be better prepared for the future. It helps to assess the functionality of national capacities for preparedness and response to health emergencies.
An after action review (AAR) is a qualitative review of actions taken to respond to an emergency as a means of identifying best practices, gaps and lessons learned. Following an emergency response to a public health event, an AAR seeks to identify what worked well or not and how these practices can be maintained, improved, institutionalized and shared with relevant stakeholders.
This course has been designed to introduce the learners to the knowledge and skills needed for a successful management and facilitation of an After Action Review (AAR) using a working group format
- Explain the context and the purpose of an AAR.
- Describe the general of the AAR process (by using the working group format).
- Distinguish roles and responsibilities of facilitators in the AAR process and describe the techniques for participatory facilitation.
- Indicate the resources available for conducting an AAR and know where to find them.
Expected audience: IHR NFPs, WHO staff, Health professionals and partners, any person interested in reviewing any emergency response.
PT – Cabo Verde Zika AAR – Feb 2019
International Health Regulation (2005)…
EN - Madagascar Plague AAR- July 2018
FR - Madagascar Plague AAR- July 2018
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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.
Exercise JADE 2019 RU
In November 2019, the WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) Programme for the WHO Regional Office for Europe conducted a functional simulation exercise called Exercise JADE (Joint Assessment and Detection of Events). This report includes a summary of the exercise,
Exercise JADE 2019 EN
In November 2019, the WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) Programme for the WHO Regional Office for Europe conducted a functional simulation exercise called Exercise JADE (Joint Assessment and Detection of Events). This report includes a summary of the exercise,