1. IHR Risk Communication Capacity Building Workshop Bryna Brennan, Senior Advisor, Risk and Outbreak Communication PAHO/WHO Lima, Peru – March 2010

2. The Global Outbreak and Response Network (GOARN) a technical collaboration of existing institutions and networks who pool human and technical resources for the rapid identification, confirmation and response to outbreaks of international importance. The Network provides an operational framework to link this expertise and skill to keep the international community alert to the threat of outbreaks and ready to respond.

3. Objectives The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network contributes towards global health security by: combating the international spread of outbreaks ensuring that appropriate technical assistance reaches affected states rapidly contributing to long-term epidemic preparedness and capacity building.

4. GOARN has been bringing agreed upon standards to international epidemic response through the development of Guiding Principles for International Outbreak Alert and Response and operational protocols to standardize epidemiological, laboratory, clinical management, research, communications, logistics support, security, evacuation and communications systems.

5. GOARN WHO coordinates international outbreak response using resources from the network. WHO also provides a secretarial service for the network (e.g. employment of project manager, support for the Steering Committee and structures) as part of its Alert and Response Operations within CSR. In addition, protocols for network structure, operations and communications have been developed to improve coordination between partners.

6. IHR Risk communication – capacity building

7. TORs

8. Institutions 1. 2. 3.

9. www.paho.org/riskcomm