Evaluation
The Director-General has established an Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (IOAC), to provide oversight and monitoring of the development and performance of the Programme and to guide the Programme’s activities.
The roles of the IOAC are to asses the performance of emergency work in preparedness, prevention, detection and response; review the WHO Health Emergencies Programme's (WHE) financing and resourcing; and asses WHE's key functions in all emergencies.
Meeting Reports
A78/12 Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
This is the thirteenth IOAC report to the WHO governing bodies and covers activities from May 2024 to April 2025.
IOAC Field visit to Tonga, 11–14 February 2025, and the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific,...
The WHO Western Pacific Region is comprised of 37 countries and areas with a total population of about 1.9 billion people. The countries in the Region...
IOAC Field visit to the WHO Regional Office for the Americas/The Pan American Health Organization 14–15...
The Region of the Americas is currently facing multiple emergencies from outbreaks of avian influenza, cholera, yellow fever in Colombia, dengue, Oropouche...
IOAC Field visit to Chad, 29 September – 4 October 2024
IOAC field missions are a critical component of the Committee’s workplan to assess WHO’s performance in support of national health authorities...