National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)
National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) is a country owned, multi-year, planning process that can accelerate the implementation of IHR core capacities, and is based on a One Health for all-hazards, whole-of-government approach. It captures national priorities for health security, brings sectors together, identifies partners and allocates resources for health security capacity development.
Since 2016, WHO has been working closely with many countries and its partners to support the development of NAPHS. The WHO secretariat developed the NAPHS framework to consolidate technical guidance to countries for the development and implementation capturing feedback from countries, regions and partners. It provides guidance to identify evidence-based priority actions that can be implemented quickly to have immediate impact as well as the long-term actions for sustainable capacity development to improve health security.
Resources
Publications
NAPHS for all: a country implementation guide for national action plan for health...
World Health Organization strategy (2022-2026) for the National Action Plan for Health Security
This strategy defines the World Health Organization (WHO) vision and framework for supporting Member States to accelerate the development, implementation and monitoring of their National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) from 2022 to 2026. The National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) are critical to ensure national capacities in health emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are planned, built, strengthened and sustained in order to achieve national, regional and global health security and therefore keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable and promote health.
WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities
Benchmarking is a strategic process often used by businesses and institutes to standardize performance in relation to the best practices of their...
NAPHS for ALL - A Country Implementation Guide for NAPHS provides guidance at each step of the NAPHS framework, and the necessary tools and templates for...
NAPHS for all: a 3 step strategic framework for national action plan for health security
The NAPHS framework is a flexible, three-step approach to help countries plan and implement priority actions to attain health security. It builds...
Video: Ukraine NAPHS
“Today, I stand before you to address an issue of utmost importance: the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) and our unwavering commitment to its implementation. The impact of war on our nation has been devastating, leading to unimaginable losses in terms of lives and the health system. Despite these challenges, we remain resolute in our commitment to the NAPHS. We recognize that the strengthening of our national capacities in health emergency prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery cannot wait for more peaceful times. It is a pressing need that must be addressed urgently.” Dr Kuzzin, MoH Ukraine
Training
Overview: To strengthen country capacity for health emergency preparedness, response and resilience, Member States need to develop, implement and monitor National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS).
This course is an introduction that illustrates the new integrated NAPHS process and defines the benefits, methodology and process for countries to develop and use NAPHS.
Course duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Certificates: A Certificate of Achievement will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available in the final assessment. Participants who receive a Record of Achievement can also download an Open Badge for this course.
The course can be found here National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS): Leveraging WHO's (openwho.org)
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