Implementation of the IHR Joint External Evaluation: Taiwan's Experiences

Lo, Yi-Chun

The 4-day pilot visit took place in Taiwan CDC's office building from March 29 to April 1, 2016. Three subject matter experts from the External Assessment Team were on the pilot visit. On day 1, the experts listened to briefings on Taiwan's response to Ebola and Zika threats, introduced the GHSA and JEE mission, and explained the proposed work plan for completing the JEE in Taiwan. The experts also discussed with Taiwan's JEE working group and multisectoral team the steps that would be required to conduct the self-assessment and the external evaluation using the JEE tool. On days 2 to 4, the experts met individual members of the multisectoral team who were responsible for specific JEE elements and discussed each of the technical and contextual questions contained in the respective sections of the JEE tool.