Pandemic Preparedness: Analyzing National Plans for Respiratory Pathogen Pandemics in the Americas Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To identify gaps and define priority actions to strengthen national pandemic preparedness and response plans, we assessed the concordance between national plans for respiratory pathogens against the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic checklist and the States Parties Annual Report (SPAR) in the Americas.

Methods

In this retrospective, semiquantitative study, we reviewed the most recent respiratory pandemic plans for 35 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member states and assessed their concordance with (1) actionable guidelines in WHO pandemic checklist and (2) International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) core capacities using the latest SPAR tool. We developed 25 tracking questions to identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities for improvement using a

SUBMITTER: Villalobos Rodriguez AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature