Regional training for the use of the International Health Regulations (‎2005)‎ assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings: 29 May–2 June 2023, Aktau, Kazakhstan: meeting report

Overview

Points of entry (‎PoE)‎, including airports, seaports and ground crossings, are on the front line in helping to prevent, detect and respond to public health events arising via international travel and transport. To perform this function adequately, the International Health Regulations (‎IHR)‎ (‎2005)‎ identify core capacity requirements that must be present at PoE at all times and those that must be present in responding to a public health emergency of international concern. WHO developed the IHR (‎2005)‎ assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings in 2009 to support States Parties in determining existing capacities and capacity needs at PoE when deciding which airports, ports and ground crossings to designate under the IHR (‎2005)‎. This training supported public health officials from the central Asian and southern Caucasus subregions to be better prepared to assess and improve public health capacities at PoE by training them to use the assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated PoE.