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The Global Health Security Agenda is a multisectoral partnership of more than 100 countries, international organizations, non-governmental stakeholders, and private sector companies aiming to achieve a vision of a world that is safe and secure from global health threats posed by infectious diseases. GHSA was initially launched in 2014 and at the 6th GHSA Ministerial Meeting in 2022, GHSA members endorsed The New Seoul Declaration, extending the initiative for another 5-year phase.
Guided by an overarching target, GHSA is accelerating efforts to build countries’ capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases and achieve the core capacities required by the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). GHSA’s 2024 target is for more than 100 countries to have achieved a level of ‘Demonstrated Capacity’ in at least five health security technical areas as measured by the Joint External Evaluation.
GHSA Action Packages are working groups that facilitate technical collaboration among members toward meeting GHSA objectives and target. There are currently nine Action Packages:
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Biosecurity & Biosafety
- Immunization
- Laboratory Systems
- Legal Preparedness
- Surveillance
- Sustainable Financing for Preparedness
- Workforce Development
- Zoonotic Disease
The Office of Global Affairs’ Office of Pandemics and Emerging Threats (PET) plays a central role in multilateral GHSA governance and contributes significantly to GHSA’s technical work to advance key capacities needed for an efficient and effective response to health emergencies.