WPSAR Special Edition on the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network completed

The Editorial Team of Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (WPSAR) is pleased to announce the finalization of our Special Edition on the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. To view the complete issue, please click here.

We would like to thank the authors of these excellent papers for their diligence in reporting the results of their health security activities for the benefit of all in the Western Pacific Region. We also extend our thanks to all peer reviewers who took the time to ensure the quality of submissions, as well as our Associate Editors, Copyeditors and Proofreaders. Finally, we deeply thank all of our readers for their continued support, without whom this publication would not be possible.

If you have an idea for an article, please feel free to consult us by emailing wpsar@who.int.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial
Strengthening regional preparedness and surge workforce through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
by Sharon Salmon

Brief Report
Strengthening international response capacity: International Infectious Diseases Fellowship Programme for Japanese clinicians
by Takuya Adachi and Yayoi Murano

Lessons from the Field
Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network deployments during the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Western Pacific Region
by Sharon Salmon et al.
One response: Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network supporting the COVID-19 response, Kiribati
by Louise Laurie et al.

News, Meeting and Conference Report
Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) focal point engagement meeting with partners in Japan
by Haruka Iwasaki et al.
Inaugural meeting of Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network partners from Australia
by Cassandra Dearing et al.
Creating solutions for a better response: Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network Regional Partners Meeting for the Western Pacific, November 2024
by Sharon Salmon et al.

Original Research
Outbreak response capacity of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network across WHO’s South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions
by Amy Parry et al.
A woman’s role in health leadership: an assessment of experiences during acute public health emergencies
by He Julia Bai et al.

Perspective
Beyond deployments: Australia’s strategic contributions to the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
by Sharon Salmon et al.
Opportunities and aspirations: the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s partnership with the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
by Bryan Inho Kim and Sangwoo Tak
GOARN training: supporting field epidemiology trainees to upskill for public health emergency response
by Yasmin Lisson et al.
Scenario-based outbreak response training: perspectives from a multidisciplinary trainee team
by Peta Mantel et al.
Japan’s contribution to strengthening global health emergency workforce capacity through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
by Yukimasa Matsuzawa et al.

Regional Analysis
Twenty-four years of response: an analysis of Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network deployments to and from the WHO Western Pacific Region
by Sharon Salmon and Paul Effler

Sincerely,
The WPSAR Editorial Team