Strengthening the Global Architecture for Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for a stronger and more inclusive health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience (HEPR) architecture. At the 150^th meeting of the Executive Board in January, the Director-General committed to develop proposals, in consultation with Member States, on strengthening the architecture for HEPR, and present these to the Seventy-fifth Health Assembly. This Concept note provides an overview of the consultation process with Member States and other key stakeholders and of the outline of the Director-General Report to the WHA, with reference to principles and priorities of a strengthened architecture for HEPR, furthermore to the framework of systems, financing and governance as key building blocks of the HEPR architecture. A draft of the Director-General’s proposals for strengthening HEPR will be published as a white paper for an informal consultation with Member States by 21 April. Member States will be invited to provide their perspectives on the solutions proposed by the Director-General, and the processes to develop these solutions.

White Paper Consultation: Strengthening the Global Architecture for Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience