Global Workshop on Strategic Risk Analysis and Profiling for Health Emergencies

Strategic risk analysis is undertaken before an event occurs to identify and prioritise hazards by level of risk and guide risk-informed programming, preparedness and readiness actions. Under the Strategic Framework for Emergency Preparedness, the workshop will bring together global and regional WHO staff and external experts to strengthen a common approach to leading, facilitating and supporting roll-out of systematic risk analyses. The workshop will: Review existing approaches for risk analysis and profiling; Agree a global approach to for the development, and use of risk profiles; Establish a global workforce for conducting risk analysis at the country level.