Assessing public health preparedness and response in the European Union- a review of regional simulation exercises and after action reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving response capacities in the EU requires a good overview of capacities at both country and Union level. The International Health Regulations (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation framework assesses capacities in countries. It includes semi-quantitative tools such as State Parties Annual Report (SPAR) and Joint External Evaluation (JEE). After Action Reviews (AAR) and Simulation Exercises (SimEx) were included to identify weaknesses in the functionality of capacities which are not addressed bySPAR and JEE. This study presents an analysis of the use of qualitative tools at regional level, in Europe. It aims to identify their added value by comparing them to standardised monitoring tools and lessons learned from COVID-19, and considers ways to improve their use in assess

SUBMITTER: Utheim MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612297 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature