Strengthening regional preparedness and surge workforce through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2024.15.5.1353

Keywords:

GOARN, Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, public health emergencies, capacity building, emergency preparedness, health workforce

Abstract

This editorial introduces the Special Edition on the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) published by Western Pacific Surveillance and Response. The articles in this Special Edition reflect on insights from expert deployments through GOARN and the experiences of GOARN partner institutions across the Western Pacific Region since the network's formation in 2000. The Special Edition also serves as a call for continued strengthening of and investment in the people, systems and partnerships that facilitate effective emergency response.

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Published

17-11-2025

How to Cite

1.
Salmon S. Strengthening regional preparedness and surge workforce through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 17 [cited 2025 Nov. 20];15(5). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1353

Issue

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

Section

Editorial

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