Advanced global health security: from commitments to actions
15 November 2016
| Technical document
Overview
The High-level meeting on advancing global health security: from commitments to actions took place from 27 to 29 June 2016, in Bali, Indonesia, bringing together 250 participants and observers from 52 countries and 28 organizations with the goal of using current momentum and recent commitments to drive sustained actions for global health security. A number of side events also took place, notably a World Bank Group meeting on sustainable financing for preparedness, a joint external evaluation (JEE) Alliance meeting, and a meeting on zoonoses convened by the Government of Indonesia.Meeting participants voiced consensus on the need to use lessons from major events to reach new clarity on how emergency preparedness should be strengthened, and how to ensure it is as inclusive and sustainable as possible.
The meeting highlighted the importance of evidence-based joint planning, information sharing, and strengthening of intersectoral collaboration through national and international partnerships.
WHO Team
Health Security Preparedness (HSP),
Multisectoral Engagement for Health Security (MHS)
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
45
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/HSE/GCR/2016.15
Copyright
World Health Organization 2016 - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO