Joint external evaluation of IHR core capacities of Viet Nam

Over the past decade, Member States in the Western Pacific and South East Asia Regions have used the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED) as a common framework for action in achieving and strengthening International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) core capacities. In Viet Nam, APSED has guided the development and implementation of the national APSED work plan for the implementation of IHR (2005). The first review of IHR (2005) implementation was conducted in 2012 in Viet Nam, and the country reported achieving minimum core capacities under the IHR (2005) in 2014. Viet Nam is the second Member State in the WHO Western Pacific Region to voluntarily undertake an IHR (2005) joint external evaluation (JEE) using the IHR (2005) JEE tool that was published in 2016.