Development of a Costed National Action Plan for Health Security in Pakistan: Lessons Learned

Health Security

Volumn 16, Issue , 2018, Pages S25-S29

  Safi, Malik ^a   Ijaz, Kashef ^b   Samhouri, Dalia ^c   Malik, Mamun ^c   Sabih, Farah ^d   Kandel, Nirmal ^e   Salman, Mohammad ^f   Suryantoro, Ludy ^e   Liban, Ahmad ^b   Jafari, Hamid ^b   Hafeez, Assad ^b  

^a National Emergency Operation Centre   (Pakistan)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region   (Egypt)

^d WHO Office   (Pakistan)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

International Health Regulations; Joint External Evaluation; Pakistan; Public health preparedness and response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COORDINATION; FINANCE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; JOINT; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VOLUNTEER; CAPACITY BUILDING; EPIDEMIC; GLOBAL HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SECURITY MEASURES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85057205120     PISSN: 23265094     EISSN: 23265108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hs.2018.0072     Document Type: Article

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