Strategic Framework for Emergency Preparedness

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6 The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall WHO be liable for damages arising from its use. Printed by the WHO Document Production Services, Geneva, Switzerland Cover, Layout and Illustrations 3D by D. Meissner - WHO/Graphics A Strategic Framework for Emergency Preparedness ISBN 978-92-4-151182-7 iiiCONTENTSA cknowledgements ..vList of contributors ..viiExecutive summary ..ix1. Introduction ..12. Purpose, objectives and use of this Framework .

7 13. Context of this Framework ..24. Principles for Emergency Preparedness ..35. Framing Emergency Preparedness ..46. Elements of Emergency Preparedness ..67. Operationalizing Emergency Preparedness ..78. The way forward ..8 Annex 1. Elements of Preparedness at all levels ..9 Appendix 1. Different types of emergencies ..13 Appendix 2. Working definitions for this Framework ..14 Appendix 3. Frameworks and assessment tools for Emergency Preparedness ..15vAcknowledgements WHO would like to thank Professor Ronald Waldman for his contribution to the development of this would also like to express gratitude to all Member States, partners and WHO Departments and Regional Offices (see list of contributors)

8 For the extensive input received in particular before, during and after the Bali meeting on Advancing Global Health Security held from 27 29 June Strategic Framework FOR Emergency Preparedness viviiContributors marked with an asterisk provided substantive input during a WHO-convened workshop held from 8 to 9 June 2016. Further contributions were received during, and subsequent to, the High-level Meeting on Advancing Global Health Security held from 27 to 29 June 2016 in Bali, Indonesia. Delegates from the following countries: Afghanistan; Armenia; Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Finland; Gambia; Germany; Ghana; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Malawi; Maldives; Malaysia; Mauritania; Morocco; Myanmar; Nepal; The Netherlands; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Republic of Korea; Singapore; South Africa; Suriname; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Uganda; United Kingdom; United States of America; Vietnam.

9 And following international organizations: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO); International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); International Organization for Migration (IOM); International Medical Corps (IMC); United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)*; United Nations World Food Program (WFP)*; United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO); World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)*.

10 The following public health institutions, NGOs and academic institutions: African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET); Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA); European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); M decins Sans Fronti res (MSF); Malaria Alliance; No More Epidemics; Save the Children; Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET); United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); University of Alabama; University of following donors and foundations: African Development Bank Group (AfDB); Asian Development Bank (ADB); Asian Pacific Cooperation (APEC); Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)*; European Commission; German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA); Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Foundation.