Investing in global health security: Estimating cost requirements for country-level capacity building

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000880
• Publication Date: 2022-12-05T18:24:19Z
• Authors: Stephanie Eaneff; Ellie Graeden; Amanda McClelland; Rebecca Katz
• Keywords: Capacity Building; Global Health; International Health Regulations; Workforce Development

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted critical gaps in global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond infectious diseases. To effectively allocate investments that address these gaps, it is first necessary quantify the extent of need, evaluate types resources activities require additional support, engage community ongoing assessment, planning, implementation. Which are needed, where, strengthen health security? This work aims estimate costs country-level security, globally identify associated cost drivers. building public estimated based on per country, progress towards benchmarks identified by World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation (JEE). For each a score “demonstrated capacity” (4) across indicators. Over five years, an US$124 billion needed reach indicator JEE for 196 States Parties International Regulations (IHR). Personnel costs, including skilled health, animal workers, single most influential driver, comprising 66% total costs. These findings, data generated this effort, provide estimates inform security financing discussions at level. results highlight significant need sustainable mechanisms both workforce development support workforce.