Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Travel and trade health measures

Following the meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) on 17 July 2019, the WHO Director-General declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and issued the following Temporary Recommendations in relation to travel health measures:

Zimbabwe-2019

Region
African Region
Country
Zimbabwe
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
53
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
40
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
40
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
80
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
50
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
40
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
60
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
80
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
80
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
80
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
40
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
60
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
70
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
60
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
80
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
60
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
27
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
20
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
40
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
20
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
40
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
40
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
40
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
20
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
20
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
30
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
40
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
20
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
40
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
40
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
0
Port
0
Airport
3

Zambia-2019

Region
African Region
Country
Zambia
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
80
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
40
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
80
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
80
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
80
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
60
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
40
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
47
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
60
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
20
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
60
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
70
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
60
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
80
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
80
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
60
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
60
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
80
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
80
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
60
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
60
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
40
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
80
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
80
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
40
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
40
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
9
Port
1
Airport
4

Yemen-2019

Region
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Country
Yemen
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
47
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
40
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
40
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
60
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
40
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
40
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
80
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
40
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
60
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
40
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
100
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
80
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
80
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
80
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
60
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
60
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
60
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
47
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
60
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
40
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
40
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
60
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
40
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
40
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
20
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
20
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
20
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
20
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
6
Port
11
Airport
7

Viet Nam-2019

Region
Western Pacific Region
Country
Viet Nam
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
87
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
100
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
60
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
100
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
70
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
60
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
80
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
60
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
80
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
60
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
60
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
80
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
80
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
40
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
60
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
40
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
60
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
80
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
60
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
60
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
80
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
60
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
50
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
60
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
40
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
80
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
60
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
3
Port
1
Airport
3

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)-2019

Region
Region of the Americas
Country
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
73
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
100
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
60
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
60
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
90
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
80
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
100
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
60
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
80
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
80
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
40
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
80
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
90
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
100
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
80
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
80
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
53
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
60
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
40
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
60
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
80
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
60
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
40
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
20
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
20
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
100
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
100
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
100
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
40
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
100
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
100
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
1
Port
5
Airport
3

Vanuatu-2019

Region
Western Pacific Region
Country
Vanuatu
Year
2019
Spar Status
Not Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
0
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
0
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
0
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
0
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
0
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
0
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
0
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
0
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
0
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
0
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
0
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
0
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
0
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
0
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
0
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
0
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
0
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
0
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
0
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
0
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
0
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
0
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
0
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
0
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
0
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
0
Port
0
Airport
0

Uzbekistan-2019

Region
European Region
Country
Uzbekistan
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
40
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
60
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
100
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
60
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
20
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
60
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
20
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
20
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
60
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
60
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
80
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
60
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
60
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
60
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
67
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
80
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
60
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
60
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
80
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
60
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
100
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
60
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
40
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
40
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
40
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
40
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
80
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
7
Port
1
Airport
1

Uruguay-2019

Region
Region of the Americas
Country
Uruguay
Year
2019
Spar Status
Submitted
C1: Legislation and financing
C1: Average Capacities Score(%)
93
C.1.1 Legislation, laws, regulations, policy, administrative requirements or other government instruments to implement the IHR (
100
C.1.2 Financing for the implementation of IHR capacities
100
C.1.3 Financing mechanism and funds for the timely response to public health emergencies
80
C2: IHR Coordination And NFP Functions
C2: Average Capacities Score(%)
90
C.2.1 NFP functions under IHR
80
C.2.2 Multi-sectoral IHR coordination mechanisms
100
C3: Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface
C3: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.3.1 Collaborative effort on activities to address zoonoses
80
C4: Food safety
C4: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.4.1 Multisectoral collaboration mechanism for food safety events
80
C5: Laboratory
C5: Average Capacities Score(%)
87
C.5.1 Specimen referral and transport system
100
C.5.2 Implementation of a laboratory biosafety and biosecurity regime
80
C.5.3 Access to laboratory testing capacity for priority diseases
80
C6: Surveillance
C6: Average Capacities Score(%)
90
C.6.1 Early warning function : indicator- and event-based surveillance
100
C.6.2 Mechanism for event management (verification, risk assessment analysis, investigation)
80
C7:Human resources
C7: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.7.1 Human resources to implement IHR (2005) capacities
80
C8: National health emergency framework
C8: Average Capacities Score(%)
93
C.8.1 Planning for emergency preparedness and response mechanism
100
C.8.2 Management of health emergency response operation
100
C.8.3 Emergency resource mobilization
80
C9: Health service provision
C9: Average Capacities Score(%)
73
C.9.1 Ease management capacity for IHR relevant hazards
60
C.9.2 Capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC) and chemical and radiation decontamination
60
C.9.3 Access to essential health services
100
C10: Risk communication
C10: Average Capacities Score(%)
100
C.10.1 Capacity for emergency risk communications
100
C11: Points of entry (poe)
C11: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.11.1 Core capacity requirements at all times for designated airports, ports and ground crossings
80
C.11.2 Effective public health response at points of entry
80
C12: Chemical events
C12: Average Capacities Score(%)
60
C.12.1 Resources for detection and alert
60
C13. Radiation emergencies
C13: Average Capacities Score(%)
80
C.13.1 Capacity and resources
80
IHR Designated PoE
Ground crossings
0
Port
2
Airport
1
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