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IMPLICATIONSANDLESSONSLEARNEDFROMRESPONSETOTHEEBOLAVIRUSDISEASEOUTBREAKFORTHEBWC
ResearchProjecttoInformRecommendaConsforthe8thReview
Conference
Thursday,December17,20150900-1000
HostedbytheUnitedStatesofAmerica
AGENDA
u OpeningremarksbyU.S.AmbassadorRobertWoodu Presenta9onbyDr.RebeccaKatz(U.S.DepartmentofState)andDr.
MaBhewLim(U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices)u CommentsfromtheWorldHealthOrganiza9onandtheUnitedNa9ons
OfficeforDisasterRiskReduc9onu Discussiononrecommenda9onsfortopicstobediscussedduringthe
intersessionalperiod.
IMPLICATIONSANDLESSONSLEARNEDFROMRESPONSETOTHEEBOLAVIRUSDISEASEOUTBREAKFORTHEBIOLOGICALWEAPONS
CONVENTION
ResearchProjecttoInformRecommendaConsforthe8thReviewConference
RebeccaKatz,PhDMPHU.S.DepartmentofState
MaBhewLim,MDU.S.DepartmentofHealth
Objec9ves
• Projectbackground• Abouttheproject– Methodology– InterviewQues9ons
• Preliminaryfindings• Howfindingsfitwithinlargerreformcontext
EbolaResponse&theBWC
• ResponsetoEbolainWestAfricahasfundamentallychallengedpreconcep9onsaboutinterna9onalassistancefollowingapublichealthemergency,strainingglobalpublichealthemergencyresponseandnecessita9ngsustainedcontribu9onsfrom:• Na9onalGovernments• IntergovernmentalOrganiza9ons• Interna9onalOrganiza9ons:and• CharitableOrganiza9ons,Founda9ons,andIndividualDonors.
EbolaResponse&theBWC
BWCStatesPar9esrecommenda9onstoassessEbolaresponseforlessonsrelevanttoAr9cleVIIoftheConven9on.
AboutOurProject
Intent:tolearnfromNGOs,IOSandbilateraldonorshowresponsetoEbolaoutbreakmight
havebeendifferentiftherehadbeenadeliberatecomponent.
Methodology• Reviewedexis9ngpolicies,relevantliterature,andlessons
learneddocumentsfromEbolaresponse• DevelopedscenariofordeliberatecomponenttoEbola
outbreak• Iden9fiedandinterviewedkeystakeholdersfromrelevant
responseorganiza9onsonanot-for-aBribu9onbasis.• Iden9fiedseriesofques9ons/issuesfromini9alinterviews• RevieweddiscussionsfromUNIDIR/ISUmee9nginAugust
2015• Conductedinterviewsandconsulta9onswithaffected
statesandbilateraldonors
• Intenttosolicitaddi9onalcommentsfromMemberStates• Intenttoputtogetherfinalrecommenda9onsforSpring
Scenario-DeliberateUse
Duringtheoutbreak,anon-stateactorclaimsresponsibilityfornewcasesofthediseaseinanadjacentgeographicalareawithapreviouslyunexposedpopula=on.- Newcasescannotbeepidemiologicallylinkedtoothercasesintheongoingoutbreak
- Canneitherprove,norrefute,that“deliberateuse”hasoccurred
Scenario-NonPermissiveEnvironment
Loca=onofsomeofnewcasesinregionofacountrynotcontrolledbyna=onalgovernmentraisingsecurityconcerns-Ifanoutbreakofaselectagentoccursinanenvironmentwherethereareknownbadactors,howdoesthatimpactyourriskcalcula9on/response?
SampleInterviewQues9ons1. Didyourorganiza9onrespondtotheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfrica?2. Wasthisresponsenormalforyourorganiza9on,orwasitunusual?Ifso,how/
why?3. Ifyes,whatwasthenatureoftheresponse?Didyouorganiza9onhave
personneldeployedtoWestAfrica?4. Wouldyourorganiza9onrespondtothe(fic9onal)outbreak?Ifso,how?Ifnot,
whynot?5. Wouldthethreatofaninten9onaleventchangeyourorganiza9onalresponse?6. Ifso,whatwouldbeyourorganiza9on’sprimaryconcern?7. Whatorganiza9onwouldyouexpecttotaketheleadintheresponsetoa
poten9allyinten9onalevent?8. Arethereappropriateguidanceavailableforwhathappensiftheeventis
inten9onal?9. Howwouldaninten9onaleventchangehowyouperceiveyourorganiza9on’s
mandateandlegalauthori9es?10. Woulddeliberateuseimpactyourwillingnesstosharecountermeasuresand
resources?11. Arethereanyotherchallengesthatyouexperiencedinthehumanitarian
disasterresponsethatmightimpactaninten9onalresponseorinves9ga9on?
PreliminaryFindings
• Scenarioplausible• CoremandateofNGOsandIOswouldnotchangeinscenario,butmajorchallengestoresponse– NotallNGOscouldrespond– Medicalpersonnelvolunteersandsafety– Increaseddifficultywithlogis9cs(includingmedicalevacua9on)
– Ques9onsofleadershipandcoordina9on– Confusionoverroleofmilitaries/peacekeepers
PreliminaryFindings:MajorCategories
• Theroleofmilitaryresources• Leadershipandcoordina9on• Interac9onswithNGOsandinterna9onalorganiza9ons
• Safetyandsecurityofmedicalpersonnel• Interac9onbetweenhumanitarianresponseeffortsandaBribu9onassessments
OutreachtoBilateralDonorandRecipientNa9ons
• Emailoutreachtomajorbilateraldonors• Emailoutreachtorecipientna9ons
• Sampleques9onsinclude:– Pleasedescribeanybarriersfacedinproviding/receivinginterna9onalassistanceinresponsetoEbola
– Doesyourgovernmenthaveguidance/policiesforinterna9onalresponsetoadeliberateevent?
– Specificrecommenda9onsforhowBWCcommunitymightlearnfromyourcountry’sexperiencewithEbola/Ebolaresponse?
CurrentFindings
• Theroleofmilitaryresources• Leadershipandcoordina9on• Interac9onswithNGOsandinterna9onalorganiza9ons(includingsafetyandsupportforresponders)
• Na9onalplans/doctrine/exercisingresponsetodeliberatebiologicalevents
NextSteps• Reviewaddi9onalliterature• Reviewaddi9onalcomments/responsesfromStatesPar9es
• Discusschallenges• PossibleWiltonParkmee9ng• Assesshowrecommenda9onsforBWCcommunityfitwithinlargerreformefforts
• Revisefindingsandrecommenda9onsforIntersessionalProgramfordiscussionamongstStatesPar9es
FollowUP
• Forcopiesofslides,ques9onsforStatesPar9esormoreinforma9on,pleasecontact:– [email protected]