Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health sector. Education, child protection, commerce, transportation, and human rights have all suffered. The consequences and lethality of Ebola have increased interest in coordinated global response to infectious threats, many of which could disrupt global health and commerce far more than the recent outbreak.

In order to explore the potential for improving international management and response to outbreaks the National Academy of Medicine agreed to manage an international, independent, evidence-based, authoritative, multistakeholder expert commission. As part of this effort, the Institute of Medicine convened four workshops in summer of 2015 to inform the commission report. The presentations and discussions from the Workshop on Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems to Respond to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks are summarized in this report.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• PLANNING COMMITTEE ON GLOBAL HEALTH RISK FRAMEWORK: A WORKSHOP ON RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE HEALTH SYSTEMS TO RESPOND TO GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS
• BOARD ON HEALTH SCIENCES POLICY
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms and Abbrevations
• 1. Introduction
  • INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS: PROMOTING GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY
  • THE GLOBAL HEALTH RISK FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE
  • MEETING OBJECTIVES
  • RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
• 2. Fundamental Principles of Strong Health Systems
  • LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
  • FOSTERING CROSS-SECTOR ENGAGEMENT
• 3. Health Systems Strengthening: Building Day-to-Day Care and Public Health Capacities
  • STRENGTHENING DAY-TO-DAY HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
  • BUILDING PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITIES IN EVERYDAY HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • BUILDING HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPACITIES
  • STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
  • RESEARCH AND CLINICAL GUIDANCE
• 4. Strengthening Information Management Systems
  • HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS: HIGHLIGHTED OPPORTUNITIES
  • DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
  • DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS: HIGHLIGHTED OPPORTUNITIES
• 5. Strengthening Outbreak Management and Emergency Response Systems
  • OUTBREAK RESPONSE: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES
  • EMERGENCY WORKFORCE CAPACITY: PREPARING FOR SURGES
  • INCREASING WORKFORCE CAPACITY IN EMERGENCIES: HIGHLIGHTED OPPORTUNITIES
  • PLANNING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS STRATEGIES
  • REGIONAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY SHARING
• 6. Closing Remarks
  • CROSSCUTTING PRINCIPLES
  • STRENGTHENING EVERYDAY HEALTH SYSTEMS IN A COUNTRY
  • AUGMENTING EXISTING CAPABILITIES TO INSTILL RESILIENCE
• APPENDIXES
  • A. References
  • B. Statement of Task
  • C. Agenda
  • D. Speaker Biographies

Rapporteurs: Anna Nicholson, Megan Reeve Snair, and Jack Herrmann.

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Global health risk framework: Resilient and sustainable health systems to respond to global infectious disease outbreaks: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21856.