Twenty-four years of response: an analysis of Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network deployments to and from the WHO Western Pacific Region

Authors

  • Sharon Salmon World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; UNSW Medicine & Health, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Paul Effler Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2024.15.5.1304

Keywords:

disease outbreak, emergency response, Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, emergency workforce, regional analysis

Abstract

Since its inception in April 2000, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network has played a pivotal role in coordinating the rapid deployment of technical experts to support countries, when requested, during public health emergencies. This paper presents a regional analysis of the Network’s deployments within, to and from the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region over the past 24 years. The findings emphasize the critical importance of a well coordinated surge workforce and advocate for enhanced partner engagement with strategic utilization of regional and global expertise to strengthen future outbreak responses.

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Published

30-09-2025

How to Cite

1.
Salmon S, Effler P. Twenty-four years of response: an analysis of Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network deployments to and from the WHO Western Pacific Region. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 28];15(5). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1304

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 5 (2024): Special Edition: Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN)

Section

Regional Analysis

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