SPH portal: overview of the strategic partnership for IHR and health security (‎SPH)‎ portal

The purpose of this document is to provide Member States, partners, and donors with the necessary information to understand and make use of the capabilities of the SPH Portal. This document provides an overview of the online portal, describing the context of its development in the wake of the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the endorsement and use of the portal by the G7, and the evolution of the portal into a global platform for the facilitation of multisectoral partnerships, the mobilization of financial and technical resources, and the identification of national priorities, gaps, and needs to build and maintain country capacities for implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). This document details the features of the portal and outlines how it can be used to facilitate collaboration for strengthening national, regional, and global health security. 

The portal is operated and maintained by the WHO Strategic Partnership for IHR and Health Security (SPH) and is an essential component of SPH’s work to support Member States, partners, and donors in building a collective, coherent, and synergistic approach for strengthening health security and accelerating IHR (2005) implementation. The portal facilitates SPH resource mapping and multisectoral partnership coordination for implementation of health security action plans and is central to efforts to create a global preparedness network.