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Under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR (2005) all States Parties are required to have or to develop minimum public health capacities to implement the IHR (2005) effectively. Since 2010 monitoring process of the IHR implementation status involved assessing, through a self-assessment questionnaire sent to States Parties.
A review of the SPAR tool in 2021 contributed to an improved understanding of preparedness strengths and gaps, based on the global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second edition of the SPAR (2021) was expanded to include 15 capacities and 35 indicators.
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