对《2018-2023年大流行性流感防范（pip）框架伙伴关系贡献高级别实施计划》（hlip ii）的独立外部评估：管理层的回应

WHO welcomesand acceptstheIndependent External Evaluation of: The Pandemic InfluenzaPreparednessFrameworkPartnershipContribution High LevelImplementationPlan 2018-2023 (HLIP II).WHO is pleased with the overall finding that“the PIP mechanism isfunctioning effectively, with the HLIP II having underpinned progress onpandemic influenza preparedness during a challenging global context”and that “significant progresshas been achieved across the six key output areas, with PIP alsoupholding broader public health objectives and, notably, providing key support to pandemic preparedness that in turn helped countries to betterrespond to COVID-19.”Theevaluation further underscored HLIP II’s relevance to stakeholder needs and coherence with other public health initiatives. Key achievements highlighted in the report include:-strengthened capacities across all key areas ofwork including laboratory and surveillance, burden of disease, risk communications and community engagement, and pandemic preparedness planning-efficient use of resourcesdemonstrating good value for money-consistent timely disbursement of funds due to effective project managementthat includesdetailed planning and priority setting for each country receiving funding,well developed systems and information sharing, and careful monitoring against plans-improved COVID-19 response due topreparedness built throughthe use of PIP PC funds WHO recognizes that there were alsoseveralconstraints identified, such as insufficient resources compared to actual needs, high attrition and turnoverresulting in a need forcontinued and consistent support,andthelowerprioritization of pandemic influenzapreparednessin the context of other more immediate threats. WHO is fully aware ofthese constraints and aims to ensure that the PIP PC funds are leveragedin order to identify other sources of funding,thattherequiredcapacity buildingis provided, and thatcontinuousefforts be made toadvocatefor pandemic influenza preparedness in light of thesignificantthreat it poses to global health security. WHO acknowledges thesix (6)recommended actionscontainedin the evaluation,to further strengthen the implementation of the PIP PC funds. Each recommendation andWHO’sresponse is detailed below. The implementation of the key actions in response to each recommendation will be used to strengthen the ongoing implementation underHLIP III, subject to available technical and financial resources.WHO isencouraged bythepositive findings andiscommitted building on the progress made asitaddressestheserecommendations.Thesix (6) recommendations, and WHO’s actions to tackle them, are summarized below, and addressed in greater detail in the rest of thisdocument: