Guidance

Global monitoring of disease outbreak preparedness

This report is a step towards developing a shared framework and monitoring mechanism. It reflects the outcome of discussions involving over 50 international experts in veterinary and human public health, public policy, finance, and economic development from a meeting co-hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and the Harvard Global Health Institute on April 18th, 2017. These discussions were structured around a draft monitoring framework developed by the research team1 and sought to build consensus around what should be monitored, and how an overall implementation approach could facilitate collaborative partnerships amongst a range of academic institutions, international organizations, think tanks, and public-health institutes in bot developed and developing countries. This report is primarily intended for the community of policymakers and researchers concerned about the rising risks of domestic, regional, and global infectious disease epidemics, and the collective failure to take the coordinated actions required to reduce such risks.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2018

Publisher

Harvard Global Health Institute

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Global initiatives

Diseases

  • Ebola