PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

BY ANTOINE DE BENGY, PETER GRABITZ AND RENÉE DE JONG

WHO initiatives for Global Health Security since 2015

WHO reform - WHO Health Emergencies Programme (unify WHO’s emergency functions) - Establishment of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme

Global Emergency Workforce

- Development of the Emergency Medical Teams (2015), register & certification mechanism for global health emergency workforce

IHR (2005) - Strengthening country-level IHR capacities/resilient health system - Improve implementation of the IHR, develop a draft 5-year global

strategic plan

R&D

- Publication of an R&D Blueprint (2016) - Cooperation (MoU) with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI), a public-private partnership launched in 2017; CEPI received US$ 620 million funding (62%) as of December 2017

International financing

- Establishment of a Contingency Fund for Emergencies (2015); WHO received US$ 44,5 million funding for CFE (44,5%) as of December 2017

3rd Annual report: EB142/8

Draft plan: EB142/10

Update in EB142/9

Activity report in EB142/9

Update in EB142/8 & 9

STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS

GLOBAL SOLIDARITY

STRENGTHEN WHO RATHER THAN PPPS