Joint external evaluation of IHR core capacities of the Republic of Finland 2017

During the JEE mission, Finland’s capacities in 19 technical areas were evaluated through a peer-to-peer, collaborative process that brought together Finnish and JEE subject matter experts. The JEE team concluded that Finland has extensive and effective capacities to detect, assess, notify and respond to major public health events, and actively participates in efforts to strengthen IHR capacities for health security. The JEE team also noted that the country is going through a series of reforms in the social and health sectors. It is the team’s hope and expectation that the results of this evaluation will support Finland in maintaining and improving its capacity as these reforms are implemented.