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CAPSCA, 3rd meeting in Europe Bern, 18 – 21 June 2013 Update on IHR implementation in Europe Thomas Hofmann Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, & Environment WHO Regional Office for Europe
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CAPSCA, 3rd meeting in Europe
Bern, 18 – 21 June 2013
Update on IHR implementation in Europe
Thomas Hofmann Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, & Environment
WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Timeline
15 June 2007 2009
15 June 2012 2014 2016
May 2005: Adoption of IHR(2005)
Entry into
force
Core
capacity
assessment
completed
Core capacities
implemented
Possible extension
of 2 + 2 years
Monitoring IHR Implementation
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Timeline
2007 2009 2012 2016 2014
Planning Implementation
IHR Core Capacities and extension requests
21 States Parties in
the WHO European
region requested
extension until 2014
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Events by region, 2000 – 2012 (as of 03 December 2012; total number of events 4282)
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Events by hazard recorded in WHO Event Management System – global (as of 12 Feb 2013)
Events by hazard – WHO European Region (as of 12 Feb 2013; 14% of all global events)
SARS H1N1
E. coli
H5N1
Population 895,7
million = 13% of global
(mid-2010)
IHR
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Events by hazard in non-EU/EEA countries (as of 12 Feb 2013); 43% of all EURO events)
Events by hazard in EU/EEA countries (as of 12 Feb 2013; 57% of all EURO events)
Population 504,7
million = 56%
Population 391
million = 44%
IHR
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Events recorded in EMS by source of information – WHO European Region 2001- 2012
IHR into
force
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85
78
91
90
63
83
44
76
78
85
86
82
88
Radiation Emergencies
Chemical Events
Food Safety
Zoonotic Events
Points of Entry
Laboratory
Human Resource Capacity
Risk Communication
Preparedness
Response
Surveillance
Coordination & NFP
National legislation
Regional Scoring Core Capacities
WHO European Region 2012
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Regional Scoring Points of Entry,
(EUR), 2011 %
62
66
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
General obligations at PoE arefulfilled.
Effective surveillance isestablished at PoE.
Effective response at PoEestablished
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European Strategy meeting for
implementing the IHR in Luxembourg on
26-27 February 2013
• Senior decision makers from 50 Member States, 130
participants
• Took stock five years after their entry into force
• Identified priorities for further action and WHO
support, e.g.:
1. Testing capacities through table-top exercises
2. Strengthening capacities at Points of Entry
3. Strenghtening multi-sectoral coordination
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Roadmap 2013-2015
Activity areas
– helping governments formulate national IHR policies
– evaluating and helping strengthen national IHR capacities
– training national personnel in managing IHR capacities
– promoting high-level political ownership of the IHR
implementation process
– updating legislation and regulation; empowering NFPs
– undertaking awareness and advocacy beyond the health
sector
– improving risk communication, and
– building IHR capacities at Points of Entry
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Thank you
Thomas Hofmann
Area Coordinator IHR
Tel: +45-45336712
E-mail: [email protected]
IHR website: www.euro.who.int/ihr
