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Sun, 06 Dec, 2015 12:30:18 AM FTimes Report, Dec 6
The chairmanship of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Steering Group will be transferred to Indonesia from Finland at the turn of the year, according to a press release of Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
Finland chaired the Steering Group for 2015.
One of the most significant achievements during the chairmanship was the development and testing of the country assessment process in practice, said the release issued on 3 December.
Led by Finland, the Steering Group created an approach for independent assessment of preparedness and the required additional measures to safeguard health in countries.
With the assessments, countries can strengthen their own efforts in detecting preventing and responding to infectious diseases and biological threats.
The approach has so far been piloted in six countries.
The assessments also help countries implement the requirements in WHO's International Health Regulations.
Finland will continue in the chairmanship troika until the end of 2016 as the previous chair. Finland will also continue as a member of the Steering Group and as the leader of the country assessment process until the end of the five-year programme, according to the release.
The Global Health Security Agenda GHSA, which comprises 49 countries, key international organisations as well as civil society and the private sector, is a cooperation forum for combating different biological and health threats across borders.
Countries from all continents take part in the GHSA programme, which makes it possible to open new cooperation between different countries.
In addition to individual countries, participants of the GHSA programme include the European Union, the World Health Organization WHO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health OIE.
In recent years, health threats caused by different natural catastrophes, conflicts and pandemics have affected not only people's well-being but also democracy, peace in society and economies of individual countries, according to the release.
The Ebola epidemic has also proved that cooperation is needed between different international organisations, non-governmental organisations and the private sector.
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