Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director, Division of Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases, 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

1. (1)
Accelerating implementation of the
International Health Regulations (2005) and
strengthening laboratory capacities for
better health in the WHO European Region
Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director
Division of Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases

2. (2)
Next steps:
Global
Implementation
Plan
140th session
of the WHO
Executive
Board
5-year Global Strategic Plan
Seventieth
World
Health
Assembly
Development of Regional
Priorities on International
Health Regulations (IHR)
implementation under
guidance of IHR Standing
Committee of the Regional
Committee (SCRC)
subgroup
Development of long-term
Regional Action Plan for
Europe aligned with
Global Strategic Plan
RC67:
Deliberations
based on the
document
Broad consultative context:
> 1st: until March 2017
> 2nd: until May 2017
> 3rd: until the 67th session
of the WHO Regional
Committee for Europe
(RC67)
September 2016 September 2018September 2017
Accelerated
implementation and
priority actions

3. (3)
Guiding principles
• Aligned with vision and values of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and Health 2020
• Strong linkages with health systems strengthening and essential
public health functions
• Integration of humanitarian and infectious hazards, under all-
hazard preparedness and response
• Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, improved
partnerships
• Supporting priority countries, based on risk/vulnerability mapping
• Strengthening the IHR core capacities for better detection,
preparedness and response

4. (4)
Priorityareasofaction
Acceleration of country implementation
of the IHR
Improved monitoring, evaluation and
reporting on IHR core capacities
Improved event management, including risk
assessment and risk communication
Strengthening capacities for detection and
verification: Better Labs for Better Health
Strengthening WHO capacity
to implement the IHR
Accelerating
implementation of
the IHR (2005) and
strengthening
laboratory
capacities for
better health in
the WHO
European Region

5. (5)
Accelerated
country
implementation of
the IHR
• Improve the all-hazard,
whole-of-government
approaches with
sustainable finances
• Strengthen the capacity of
national IHR focal points
• Build health systems that
enable IHR capacities
Complementary IHR
monitoring and
evaluation approaches
Annual
reporting
(SPAR)
Simulation
exercises
(SE)
Joint
external
evaluations
(JEE)
After-
action
review
(AAR)
1 2

6. (6)
Improved event management, risk assessment,
and risk communication3
Event-
based
surveillance
Risk
assessment
and analysis
Public
health
laboratories
Risk
communication
Outbreak
investigation
Response

7. (7)
Synergistic Health in Emergencies
Ladder Development Scale

8. (8)
National
capacity to:
•DETECT public
health events
•ASSESS public
health events
Strengthening State party capacities for
detection and verification of public health
threats: Better Labs for Better Health4
• Provide modern point of care and
laboratory-based diagnostics for
timely detection and response
• Develop national policies,
strategies and action plans for
laboratory system improvement
• Strengthen laboratory quality
assurance system and
accreditation of reference
laboratories
• Train laboratory workforce

9. (9)
Increased WHO capacity to implement the IHR
5
• Human and financial
resources
• Integrated way of working
• Leadership
• Focus on high-vulnerability
and low capacity
• Guidance documents and
tools
National IHR Focal Point meeting
(20–21 February 2017, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)

10. (10)
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