Overview
Expanding on the Director-General’s report to the World Health Assembly in May 2023, this paper provides a two-part summary of the initiatives that are now underway to strengthen the global HEPR architecture. Part I provides an overview of the Member-State driven processes to reform the governance of HEPR at the global level; new mechanisms to secure sustainable financing for health emergency preparedness and response; and introduces a new concept – the five Cs – that will guide the strengthening of the national, regional and global operational systems of HEPR. Part II provides a more detailed exploration of each of the five Cs, and the next steps that we must take to accelerate the implementation of the HEPR framework at the national level, in order to meet the pressing needs of communities affected by and at risk of health emergencies now and in the years to come.
