1 Please provide a copy of your latest reply to the WHO Questionnaire for Monitoring Progress in the Implementation of the IHR Core Capacities in States Parties, and if possible the country profile report compiled by the WHO. In addition, please provide the following information: 2.1 Have you now completed your implementation of the IHR core capacities? yes no 2.2 If no what was the reason? 3 Please present — where you consider appropriate — your ideas what action the Commission, the EU agencies or Member States should take to ensure that the WHO core capacities are maintained and strengthened in the future. 4 Please list — where you consider appropriate — any comments or clarifications to the questions above and if considered necessary list any relevant activities that your country has conducted which are not reflected in this questionnaire (additional pages may be attached if necessary).
5.1 Are other sectors involved in the preparedness and response planning activities of the health sector? yes no not applicable not known 5.2 If yes, for which types of threats falling under the scope of Decision 1082/2013/EU? 5.2.1 threats of biological origin, consisting of: 5.2.1.1 communicable diseases, please specify further if possible, for example
5.2.1.2 antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections related to communicable diseases 5.2.1.3 biotoxins or other harmful biological agents not related to communicable diseases 5.2.2 threats of chemical origin 5.2.3 threats of environmental origin 5.2.4 threats of unknown origin 5.2.5 events which may constitute or have been declared public health emergencies of international concern under the IHR, provided they fall under the categories above
6 Which of the following sectors does your country identify as critical in case of an emergency associated with a serious cross-border threat to health? 7 Are Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) available for coordination of the health sector with any of the following sectors? yes no not applicable not known yes no not known energy 6.1 7.1 information communication technology 6.2 7.2 transport 6.3 7.3 water for healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical operations, sanitation services 6.4 7.4 agriculture including the veterinary sector 6.5 7.5 food safety 6.6 7.6 food supply 6.7 7.7 chemical industry 6.8 7.8 industry providing pharmaceuticals and other consumables for the healthcare sector 6.9 7.9 security and emergencies police, fire services and ambulance services 6.10 7.10 local environmental services 6.11 7.11 funeral services 6.12 7.12 military 6.13 7.13 civil protection 6.14 7.14 administration and government units 6.15 7.15 scientific facilities 6.16 7.16 cultural and media facilities 6.17 7.17 voluntary sector 6.18 7.18 other sectors, please specify 6.19 7.19
8.1 Which are the critical sectors for which the health sector in your country has no coordination arrangements in place? (reply optional) 8.2 Which are the priority sectors for which coordination with the health sector should be improved? Please list in the order of priority. (reply optional) 9.1 Please describe the arrangements for
9.2 How is the national representation in the Health Security Committee linked to the structure(s)? 10 Please describe the arrangements for
11 Has the interoperability between the health sector and other sectors been tested at national level? yes no not known 12 Please list — where you consider appropriate — any comments or clarifications to the questions above and list any relevant activities that your country has conducted (for example either through exercises or triggered by real events) (additional pages may be attached if necessary):
13.1 Are there national business continuity plans in place aimed at ensuring the continuous delivery of critical services and products in the event of an emergency associated with serious cross-border threats to health as defined by Decision 1082/2013/EU? yes no not known 13.2 Are these national business continuity plans 14.1 Which health services do the yes no not known 14.1.1 primary health service 14.1.2 hospitals 14.1.3 other services, please specify 14.2 If yes, which non-health sectors considered critical do these plans address? 14.2.1 energy 14.2.2 information communication technology 14.2.3 transport 14.2.4 water for healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical operations, sanitation services 14.2.5 agriculture including the veterinary sector 14.2.6 food safety 14.2.7 food supply 14.2.8 chemical industry 14.2.9 industry providing pharmaceuticals and other consumables for the healthcare sector 14.2.10 security and emergencies police, fire services and ambulance services 14.2.11 local environmental services 14.2.12 funeral services 14.2.13 military 14.2.14 civil protection 14.2.15 administration and government units 14.2.16 scientific facilities 14.2.17 cultural and media facilities 14.2.18 voluntary sector 14.2.19 other sectors, please specify 14.3 If yes, which of the following elements are included? yes If yes, please describe no not known 14.3.1 business impact analysis 14.3.2 prioritisation of critical services and functions through risk assessment to benefit from medical interventions 14.3.3 training, exercising, evaluating, updating, validating 14.3.4 identification of the personnel vital to maintain critical functions,dealing with staff absenteeism to minimise its impact on critical functions 14.3.5 providing clear command structures, delegations of authority and orders of succession 14.3.6 assessing the need to stockpile strategic reserves of supplies, material and equipment 14.3.7 identification of units, departments or services that could be downsized or closed 14.3.8 assigning and training alternative staff for critical posts 14.3.9 considering and testing ways of reducing societal disruption (e.g. telecommuting or working from home and reducing the number of physical meetings and travel) 14.3.10 planning for the need for social services support for essential workers 14.3.11 planning for the need for psychosocial support services to help workers remain effective 14.3.12 planning for the recovery phase 14.3.13 other element(s), please specify 15.1 Which 15.2 Which health services do these plans address? Please indicate below yes no not known 15.2.1 primary health service 15.2.2 hospitals 15.2.3 other services, please specify 15.3 If yes, which non-health sectors considered critical do these plans address? 15.3.1 energy 15.3.2 information communication technology 15.3.3 transport 15.3.4 water for healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical operations, sanitation services 15.3.5 agriculture including the veterinary sector 15.3.6 food safety 15.3.7 food supply 15.3.8 chemical industry 15.3.9 industry providing pharmaceuticals and other consumables for the healthcare sector 15.3.10 security and emergencies police, fire services and ambulance services 15.3.11 local environmental services 15.3.12 funeral services 15.3.13 military 15.3.14 civil protection 15.3.15 administration and government units 15.3.16 scientific facilities 15.3.17 cultural and media facilities 15.3.18 voluntary sector 15.3.19 other sectors, please specify 15.4 If yes, which of the following elements are included? yes If yes, please describe no not known 15.4.1 business impact analysis 15.4.2 prioritisation of critical services and functions through risk assessment to benefit from medical interventions 15.4.3 training, exercising, evaluating, updating, validating 15.4.4 identification of the personnel vital to maintain critical functions,dealing with staff absenteeism to minimise its impact on critical functions 15.4.5 providing clear command structures, delegations of authority and orders of succession 15.4.6 assessing the need to stockpile strategic reserves of supplies, material and equipment 15.4.7 identification of units, departments or services that could be downsized or closed 15.4.8 assigning and training alternative staff for critical posts 15.4.9 considering and testing ways of reducing societal disruption (e.g. telecommuting or working from home and reducing the number of physical meetings and travel) 15.4.10 planning for the need for social services support for essential workers 15.4.11 planning for the need for psychosocial support services to help workers remain effective 15.4.12 planning for the recovery phase 15.4.13 other element(s), please specify 16 Are there business continuity plans for Points of Entry as referred to in the IHR? yes no not known 17 Please list — where you consider appropriate — any comments or clarifications to the questions above and list any relevant activities that your country has conducted (additional pages may be attached if necessary):
18.1 When have you made substantial revisions to your national preparedness planning? Please submit details of substantial changes in the format provided under Chapters I, II and III of this Annex.