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Under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR (2005) all States Parties are required to have or to develop minimum public health capacities to implement the IHR (2005) effectively. Since 2010 monitoring process of the IHR implementation status involved assessing, through a self-assessment questionnaire sent to States Parties.
A review of the SPAR tool in 2021 contributed to an improved understanding of preparedness strengths and gaps, based on the global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second edition of the SPAR (2021) was expanded to include 15 capacities and 35 indicators.
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2018 response
96%
189 of all 196 States Parties have submitted reports, representing the highest number of reports received since 2010.
WHO Global, 2018
IHR Monitoring Post 2016
4
components are: Self-assessment Annual reporting; After action review; Exercises and Joint External Evaluation (JEE)
WHO Global, 2018
During the past 9 years
100%
of the 196 States Parties (196) have reported using the 2010-17 monitoring questionnaire or 2018 SPAR reporting tool at least once
WHO Global, 2018