National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2018-2022.
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Abstract
The goal of this National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2018-2022 is to reduce morbidity, mortality, disability and socio-economic disruptions due to public health threats.
To achieve the goal, a set of objectives are set up in the Plan, including: 1. To prevent and reduce the likelihood of outbreaks and all public health hazards and events defined by International Health Regulations (IHR 2005); 2. To promptly detect threats (due to all hazards) to save lives and ensure proper control measures; 3. To establish a functional system and mechanism for effective multi-sectoral national and international response to all public health events; 4. To establish and maintain the core capacities at designated points of entry for routine and timely detection and prompt effective response of any potential hazards; 5. To develop and sustain optimum capacity to prevent, detect and manage chemical events and radiation emergencies; 6. To strengthen linking human and animal health as One Health Approach; 7. To function actions of legislations and formalized procedures. The Plan covers 19 key technical areas under the four strategic categories of prevent, detect, respond and other IHR-related hazards and points of entry. The main investment covers: immunization, the National Health Laboratory, the zoonotic diseases, the biosafety and biosecurity, antimicrobial resistance, the workforce development, the emergency response operations, etc.
To achieve the goal, a set of objectives are set up in the Plan, including: 1. To prevent and reduce the likelihood of outbreaks and all public health hazards and events defined by International Health Regulations (IHR 2005); 2. To promptly detect threats (due to all hazards) to save lives and ensure proper control measures; 3. To establish a functional system and mechanism for effective multi-sectoral national and international response to all public health events; 4. To establish and maintain the core capacities at designated points of entry for routine and timely detection and prompt effective response of any potential hazards; 5. To develop and sustain optimum capacity to prevent, detect and manage chemical events and radiation emergencies; 6. To strengthen linking human and animal health as One Health Approach; 7. To function actions of legislations and formalized procedures. The Plan covers 19 key technical areas under the four strategic categories of prevent, detect, respond and other IHR-related hazards and points of entry. The main investment covers: immunization, the National Health Laboratory, the zoonotic diseases, the biosafety and biosecurity, antimicrobial resistance, the workforce development, the emergency response operations, etc.
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