Countries prepared for health emergencies

The Secretariat will support countries to: strengthen operational readiness capabilities using an all-hazard approach with special emphasis on vulnerable communities and fragile settings, ensuring sufficient resources are available to implement response and recovery and maintain the essential health services; strengthen multisectoral information-sharing at national, regional and international level on health emergencies readiness to face emerging risks and hazards; strengthen and operationalize risk profiling exercises at national, subnational and local levels with linking to operational readiness and risk-informed planning; assess and strengthen critical, cross-cutting readiness capabilities of Member States to health emergencies by assessing existing readiness indicators and implementing tailored multilevel targeted actions at trigger needed to quickly and appropriately respond when required to mitigate the impact of specific risk(s); build and strengthen countries? readiness to minimize public health risks and manage public health events related to population movements across borders and in the context of mass gatherings in a multisectoral approach, in coordination with other United Nations agencies and international organizations; strengthen country capacities for improved emergency preparedness, readiness and response through systematic, targeted, measurable and sustainable learning approaches linked with operational implementation, including capacity-buildingof national focal points; enhance partnerships through the development and mobilization of emergency medical teams to deliver support at national, regional and global level including technical assistance and mentorship, and the standardization of capacity-buildingefforts through the establishment of multicountry training hubs; develop and operationalize readiness assessments for WHO country offices (to be published) to mitigate the health risks of countries affected by health emergencies and inform business continuity planning; develop and operationalize country-specific plans for WHO country offices in line with the Strategic framework on food insecurity and health readiness and response (to be published) to mitigate the health and nutrition risks of countries affected by food insecurity while strengthening the resilience of the health system; build and strengthen community readiness and resilience, ensuring that communities are enabled to take appropriate action and mobilize resources to address emergency health risks in coordination with donors and all relevant stakeholders while empowered to use a whole-of-society approach towards health emergency readiness; and accelerate targeted action(s) to support Member States with health care readiness in emergencies, with a focus on IPC, emergency medical teams and clinical management, which have been identified as crucial response pillars in all emergencies.