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SUMMARY:Prioritizing Actions for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness
DESCRIPTION:The Prioritizing Actions for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Virtual Symposium will be held 4 May and 18 May 2023. \nThis first session will be held from 8:00am-12:00pm ET on 4 May 2023 and the second session from 8:00 am-12:00pm ET on 18 May 2023. \nThe purpose of this symposium is to convene global health planning stakeholders\, including those in government and academia\, and across health- and non-health sectors\, to strengthen the capacity for evidence-based prioritization of global health capabilities. Objectives of this meeting are the following: \n\nReview assessment tools and how\, independently and together\, they relate to national action planning.\nGain insight into how countries and organizations currently select priorities in funding for epidemic prevention\, detection\, and response.\nAssess evidence for effective prioritization approaches to building disease surveillance and risk communication capabilities.\nIdentify governance structures that can support robust and reliable systems for global health investments.\n\nAGENDA\nPolitical and Economic Context for Sustainable International Epidemic Preparedness: International Governance and Finance (Session 1)\nThe goal of this forward-looking discussion is to highlight critical needs\, challenges\, and gaps in international and national governance and financing for developing and maintaining critical capabilities needed to prevent\, detect\, and respond to future epidemics. \nModerator: Dr. Mercy Mwangangi\, AMREF Kenya \nSpeakers:\nRaj Panjabi\, White House National Security Council\nSara Hersey\, World Health Organization Health Emergencies\nPriya Basu\, Pandemic Fund Secretariat\, World Bank Group\nSaul Walker\, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) \nPolitical and Economic Context for Sustainable International Epidemic Preparedness: Regional and Country Efforts and Building Trust (Session 2)\nThe goal of this forward-looking discussion is to highlight critical needs\, challenges\, and gaps in science\, public health\, and health security for strengthening and maintaining critical capabilities needed to prevent\, detect\, and respond to future epidemics. \nModerator: Dr. Mercy Mwangangi\, AMREF Kenya \nSpeakers:\nAyoade Alakija\, African Vaccine Delivery Alliance\, Pre-recorded Video\nIrma Makaliano\, University of the Philippines\nDuncan Selbie\, International Association of National Public Health Institutes\nJailson Correia\, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira\nWessam Mankoula\, Africa Centers for Disease Control \nAction Groups Preview \n\nSituational Awareness in the Context of Health and Diseases: Larry Brilliant\, Pandefense Advisory\nBuilding Trust\, Transparency\, and Risk Communication Capabilities: Richard Garfield\, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\nStrengthening Global Health Security through Strong Country-Level Infrastructure for Effective Governance\, Financing\, and Accountability: Julie Wahl\, Resolve to Save Lives\nGlobal Health Capacity and Functionality Assessment: Jessica Petrillo\, US Agency for International Development\nCountries’ and Organizations’ Experiences in Preparedness and Response Planning: Erwin Calgua\, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala\n\nPlease visit the National Academies’ Prioritizing Actions for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Virtual Symposium page for more information and to register for virtual attendance.
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SUMMARY:Prioritizing Actions for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness
DESCRIPTION:The Prioritizing Actions for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Virtual Symposium will be held 18 May 2023. \nThis is the second of two sessions. The purpose of this symposium is to convene global health planning stakeholders\, including those in government and academia\, and across health- and non-health sectors\, to strengthen the capacity for evidence-based prioritization of global health capabilities. \nObjectives of this meeting are the following: \n\nReview assessment tools and how\, independently and together\, they relate to national action planning.\nGain insight into how countries and organizations currently select priorities in funding for epidemic prevention\, detection\, and response.\nAssess evidence for effective prioritization approaches to building disease surveillance and risk communication capabilities.\nIdentify governance structures that can support robust and reliable systems for global health investments.\n\nAGENDA\nHealth Security Action Areas: Issues and Opportunities\nThe goals of these discussions are to review success and failures\, use of assessment tools\, identify outstanding gaps and determine critical areas for action to sustainably improve capabilities in three areas. \nSituational Awareness in the Context of Health and DiseasesThe goal of this discussion is to re-set expectations at a higher-level of what can be done to keep both public health and the general public aware of changes in disease risks as early as possible by combining many current surveillance systems with new sources of disease data to form near real time awareness of constantly changing disease risks. \nTopics covered in this discussion include: \n\nCurrent tools for disease surveillance and the international tools used to evaluate the effectiveness of these systems\nRoutine methods and genetic surveillance for assessing situational awareness\nRecent innovations in detection in detection of novel diseases and use of closer-to-real-time monitoring of critical changes in endemic disease\nRecent experience including new types of disease surveillance and combinations of traditional and new methods to improve situational awareness\nIntegration of surveillance tools to realize near-real-time situational awareness\n\nModerator: Larry Brilliant\, Pandefense Advisory \nDiscussants:Mark Smolinski\, Ending PandemicsPatipat Keng Susumpow\, Opendream CoChanne Suy\, Co–Founder\, Kawsang \nBuilding Trust\, Transparency\, and Risk Communication Capabilities\nThe goal of this discussion is to review existing guidance and frameworks for risk communication\, highlighting approaches that are particularly effective for communicating risk about epidemics and describing approaches that have been demonstrated to be less effective or ineffective in communicating risks. \nModerator: Richard Garfield\, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \nDiscussants:\nKatelyn Jetelina\, Your Local Epidemiologist\nRania Elessawi\, UNICEF\nBaruch Fischhoff\, Carnegie Mellon University \nStrengthening Global Health Security through Strong Country-Level Infrastructure for Effective Governance\, Financing\, and Accountability\nA country’s performance during an infectious disease outbreak is only as strong as its ability to leverage multisectoral partnerships; coordinate at national\, subnational and community levels; and continuously develop and strengthen health and public health system capacity to prevent and respond to outbreaks. \nThe goal of this discussion is to examine how improving global health security begins at the country-level and how countries can strengthen their public health architecture for epidemic preparedness and response through effective mechanisms for governance\, financing\, and accountability. This group will focus on the following questions: \n\nHow might countries /organizations ensure effective multisectoral governance at country-level?\nHow might countries /organizations foster accountability among partners and stakeholders that drives continuous quality improvement and well-prioritized investments?\n\nModerators\nJulie Wahl\, Resolve to Save Lives\nGisela Scaglia\, Former Member of Parliament Argentina \nDiscussants\nAminu Magashi Garba\, Africa Budget Network\nImmaculate Nabukenya\, Makerere University\nAbrham Ejigu – Senior Project Manager\, Resolve to Save Lives\, Ethiopia \nCross-Cutting Action Areas: Issues and Opportunities\nThe goals of these discussions are to review success and failures\, use of assessment tools\, identify outstanding gaps and determine critical areas for action to sustainably improve capabilities in three overarching areas \nGlobal Health Security Capacity and Functionality Assessment\nTimely access to quality\, actionable data underpins effective prioritization of investments to address GHS capacity and functionality gaps. The goal of this session is to discuss and identify critical needs\, challenges\, gaps\, and\nopportunities to improve GHS capacity and functionality assessment tools\, their use\, and the use of the data they generate to inform decision making on strengthening and maintaining critical capabilities needed to prevent\, detect\, and respond to any future epidemics. Participants will discuss the following issues: \n\nIdentify challenges in the use of existing tools (including accessibility) and opportunities to improve them.\nIdentify opportunities to improve interoperability\, interconnectedness\, and integration of assessment tools and data.\nIdentify opportunities to improve linkages between capacity/capability guidance and assessment tools.\nParticipants will have a worksheet to contribute to prior to and following the discussion.\nParticipants will use Jamboard to add suggested actions for addressing identified gaps.\n\nModerators\nAamer Ikram\, National Institutes of Health Pakistan\nJessica Petrillo\, U.S. Agency for International Development \nDiscussants:\nAnne Liu\, Gates Ventures\nDr. Magda Robalo Correia e Silva\, Institute for Global Health and Development\nCharles Bebay\, ECTAD Regional Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa\,\nFood and Agriculture Organization \nCountries’ and Organizations’ Experiences in Preparedness and Response Planning\nThe goal of this discussion is to identify lessons and best practices for preparedness and response at the national level\, and identify actions on policy and practice for improving preparedness and planning for the next pandemic by learning from what went well and what went less well in national contexts. \nExamples exist of countries on good planning practices to address the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. These countries have observed strong and weak points in the national system through systematic monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools (e.g.\, IHR\, Joint External Evaluation\, Universal Health and Preparedness Review). Before engaging in discussion about these topics\, participants will hear from two examples of countries from different perspectives. This discussion will focus on the following questions: \n\nWhat are the actual practices in a term of multisectoral approach that the country is adopting as a result of learning in this symposium from the M&E tool?\nWhat’s the nature of the reinforcement process of preparedness and response planning at the national level?\n\nParticipants will be asked to suggest approaches and actions to guide each country’s decision to implement and strengthen the use of their preparation and response plans with academia\, donors\, and private partners. \nModerators\nSoawapak Hinjoy\, Department of Disease Control\, Ministry of Health\, Thailand\nErwin Humberto Calgua Guerra\, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala\nArminder Kaur Deol\, Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations \nDiscussants:\nJeffery Cutter\, Ministry of Health Singapore\nAli Ardalan\, Health Systems in Emergencies Lab\, World Health Organization\nRegional Officer for the Eastern Mediterranean \nPlease visit the National Academies’ Prioritizing Actions for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Virtual Symposium page for more information and to register for virtual attendance.
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