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WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities

What is WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities?

The WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities tool are an updated version of the WHO Benchmarks for IHR Capacities (2019). Benchmark activities are closely linked with priority recommendations that countries develop through Joint External Evaluation and some other national assessments activities (i.e. SimEx) but are designed to be more detailed, operational and granular.

These benchmarks are meticulously designed to support the comprehensive implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR), Health Systems for Health security framework, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Resilience (HEPR) capacities at both national and subnational levels, with the goal to elevate health security while facilitating multisectoral actions across health systems and other sectors.

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How to use the WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities?

  1. A framework
    1. to benchmark health emergency capacities for prevention, preparedness, response and resilience to public health risks and events (including health systems and other sectors)
  2. A tool:
    1. to facilitate the process for the development of a national action plan for IHR, health security or emergency preparedness
    2. to monitor the progress of national action plans, pandemic fund activities and others using actions achieved over time - as is being used for Pandemic Fund implementation monitoring
    1. to generate evidence, document progress and conduct operational research
    2. to develop assessment and evaluation recommendations
    3. to develop new strategies, programs, prioritization, plans and proposals
    4. to prioritize and mobilize resources for health security, IHR and health emergencies
    5. to draft and develop disease-specific plans
    6. to align the implementation of global and regional initiatives

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WHO Benchmark tool online portal

The WHO benchmark online portal is a digital tool that is user friendly, which:

  • a step-by-step process to support countries in planning processes for emergency preparedness and management.
  • includes functionality to generate and filter actions based on type and sector, as well as additional actions for threat-agnostic readiness or disease-specific activities.

The tool can be accessed by following below button :

WHO Benchmark Tool