scholarly journals Assessing countries capacity for public health emergencies preparedness and response: the joint external evaluation process in Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Ndoungué Fossouo ◽  
Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche ◽  
Christie Tiwoda ◽  
Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba ◽  
Roland Kimbi Wango ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Joint External Evaluation

scholarly journals Joint external evaluation process: bringing multiple sectors together for global health security

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. e857-e858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmal Kandel ◽  
Rajesh Sreedharan ◽  
Stella Chungong ◽  
Karen Sliter ◽  
Simo Nikkari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Global Health Security ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Joint External Evaluation

scholarly journals Military participation in health security: analysis of Joint External Evaluation mission reports and National Action Plans for Health Security

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett M. Forshey ◽  
Alexandra K. Woodward ◽  
Jose L. Sanchez ◽  
Stephanie R. Petzing
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Core Area ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Global Health Security ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Military Involvement ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
Joint External Evaluation

AbstractMilitaries across the world play an important but at times poorly defined and underappreciated role in global health security. For example, they are often called upon to support civilian authorities in humanitarian crises and to provide routine healthcare for civilians. Furthermore, military personnel are a unique population in a health security context, as they are highly mobile and often deploy to austere settings domestically and internationally, which may increase exposure to infectious diseases. Despite the role of militaries, few studies have systematically evaluated the involvement of militaries in global health security activities, including the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). To address this shortcoming, we analyzed Joint External Evaluation (JEE) mission reports (n=91) and National Action Plans for Health Security (n=11) that had been completed as of October 2019 (n=91) to determine the extent to which military organizations have been involved in the evaluation process, country military contributions to health security are accounted for, and specific recommendations are provided for the country’s military. For JEE reports, military involvement was highest for the “Respond” core area (73%) but much lower for the Prevent (36%) and Detect (30%) core areas. Similarly, 73% of NAPHS documents mentioned military involvement in the Respond core area, compared to 27% and 36% for Prevent and Detect, respectively. Additionally, only 26% of JEE reports provide recommendations for the military in any of the core areas. Our results indicate the need to more fully incorporate military roles and contributions into the GHSA framework and other health security activities in order to improve national capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats.

scholarly journals US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION EXPERIENCE IN THE JOINT EXTERNAL EVALUATION PROCESS—RADIATION EMERGENCIES TECHNICAL AREA

2018 ◽  
Vol 182 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Robert C Whitcomb ◽  
Armin J Ansari ◽  
Adela Salame-Alfie ◽  
M Carol McCurley ◽  
Jennifer Buzzell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control ◽  
Joint External Evaluation ◽  
Technical Area

scholarly journals Joint External Evaluation—Development and Scale-Up of Global Multisectoral Health Capacity Evaluation Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bell ◽  
Jordan W. Tappero ◽  
Kashef Ijaz ◽  
Maureen Bartee ◽  
Jose Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scale Up ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Joint External Evaluation

scholarly journals The Joint External Evaluation process in Cameroon: Assessing the country’s capacity for health security

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Ndoungue Viviane Fossouo ◽  
Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche ◽  
Christie Tiwoda ◽  
Oumarou Gnigninanjouena ◽  
Serge alain Sadeuh-Mba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
International Health ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Laboratory System ◽  
Median Score ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Point Of Entry ◽  
Joint External Evaluation

Abstract Objectives: The objective of this study was to present the JEE process in Cameroon’s as well as the country capacities to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats in accordance with the IHR (2005). Data for the 48 indicators within the 19 technical areas of the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool was examined. Results: Cameroon's overall median score was 2 (Min =1, Max=4) and 34/48 indicators (71%) had scores less than 2 on a 1 to 5 scale. The weakest technical areas in the “Prevent” category were antimicrobial resistance, biosafety and biosecurity, and National legislation, policy and financing. In the “Detect” category, the median score was 2. Technical areas with the lowest median scores were Reporting and National Laboratory System. Emergency Response Operations, Preparedness, Medical Countermeasures and Personnel Deployment had the lowest scores in the “Respond” category. Chemical Events and Points of Entry had the lowest score in “Other IHR-related hazards and Point of Entry” category. Recommendations from the JEE to address the gaps will be aligned in a costed National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) and implemented using national resources, external donors and multilateral agencies. Key words: International Health Regulation, Joint External Evaluation, Health security, Cameroon.

scholarly journals Reading between the lines: A qualitative case study of national public health institute functions and attributes in the Joint External Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Clemente ◽  
Shelby Rhee ◽  
Bridget Miller ◽  
Elisha Bronner ◽  
Ellen Whitney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
National Level ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Health Security ◽  
National Public Health Institute ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Joint External Evaluation

National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) are national-level institutions that can lead and coordinate a country’s public health system. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) considers NPHI development critical to strengthening public health systems in Africa. This paper describes how Joint External Evaluation (JEE) reports demonstrate the role NPHIs can play in supporting the goals of IHR compliance and global health security. This study is a secondary document-based qualitative analysis of JEE reports from 11 countries in the WHO AFRO region (Botswana, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia). Researchers found three distinct thematic areas: i) core public health functions, ii) governance, and iii) coordination, collaboration, and communication. These themes and their interlinkages, both in pairs and all three, were of importance in displaying the roles that NPHIs could play in the strengthening of health systems. The data suggests that NPHIs, though not always explicitly mentioned in the data, may have a vital role in strengthening health systems across Africa and their governments’ goals of achieving IHR compliance.

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