With respect to States Parties, the framework aims to:

·         Support States Parties to evaluate their own status of IHR implementation and determining their progress towards fully developed, sustainable IHR capacities

·         Assist States Parties to undertake qualitative assessments  of the functionality of IHR capacities

·         Provide States Parties with information relevant to the development and maintenance of IHR implementation

·         Help to build mutual trust and accountability among States Parties

·         Provide States Parties with a uniform format for annual reporting to the World Health Assembly on the status of IHR implementation.

With Respect to WHO, the framework aims to:

·         Provide a common approach to implementing IHR monitoring and evaluation activities in countries

·         Enable WHO to report annually to the World Health Assembly on the status of IHR implementation by States Parties

·         Enable WHO to target and prioritize its support for capacity development in States Parties.

·         Building mutual trust and accountability as a custodian of the information management of the framework

With Respect to Partner Agencies and Institutes, the framework aims at:

·         Provide a common approach to support countries in implementing IHR monitoring and evaluation

·         Enable partner agencies and institutions to target and prioritize their support for capacity development in States Parties.