Multilateral National International Health Regulations Focal Point (NFP) Strengthening Workshop Toolkit

This document provides World Health Organization (WHO) Member States, with a general outline of the planning and execution of a multilateral National IHR Focal Point (NFP) strengthening workshop. This document is part of a toolkit that includes presentations, templates, and examples.

This workshop toolkit does not serve as an IHR NFP capacity assessment tool nor as a monitoring and evaluation tool, and only aims to encourage peer-to-peer and WHO engagements on strengthening NFP capacity.

Please find below, the additional materials and templates referenced within the Multilateral National IHR Focal Point Strengthening Workshop Toolkit guiding document:

• Template: Overview of IHR NFP Functions and Operational Framework (.pptx)
• Template: Overview of IHR NFP Information Sharing (.pptx)
• Template: Host Country IHR NFP Presentation (.pptx)
• Template: International NFP Presentation (.pptx)
• Template: Generic IHR Standard Operating Procedures (.docx)
• Template: System for Event Monitoring (SIME): Background and Overview (.pptx)
• Template: Senior Official Debriefing (.pptx)
• Sample Document: U.S. Government National Focal Point Manual for Notification of Potential Public Health Emergencies of International Concern to WHO under IHR (.docx)