Advocate for a public health assessment: Scores from the World Health Organization (WHO) Joint External Evaluation (JEE) reports and the GHS Index reflect different assessments of health security, and the two can be used together to create a more complete picture of global preparedness. Understand and use this resource
Stimulate global health partnerships: The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) can be used alongside the specific evaluative information of the JEE assessments to provide insight on the state of global cooperation to improve infectious disease control. Understand and use this resource
Understand the threats: “Global Catastrophic Biological Risks: Toward a Working Definition,” an essay written by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, provides context on how the GHS Index indicators establish measures that can be used to prevent and respond to potential global catastrophic biological risks (GCBRs). Understand and use this resource
Set national priorities: The World Health Organization (WHO) National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) is a useful resource for viewing an established plan of action for countries seeking to improve their health security capacities, including for certain standards included in the GHS Index. Understand and use this resource
Advocate for a veterinary services assessment: The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Performance Veterinary Services (PVS) tool provides additional information on the condition of animal health systems. Understand and use this resource
Take steps toward preparedness: PreventEpidemics.org, developed by Resolve to Save Lives, can be used alongside the GHS Index to gauge countries’ levels of preparedness, and in addition provides concrete actions that individuals can take to help improve health security capacities moving forward. Understand and use this resource
Identify funding needs: The Georgetown Infectious Disease Atlas (GIDA), designed by the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University, can be reviewed alongside the GHS Index to make comparisons between countries’ and regions’ GHS Index scores and the amount of funding they receive from various donors. Understand and use this resource
Estimate needed funding: The IHR Costing Tool from the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University can be used to estimate how much it would cost for an individual country to improve its score on many of the indicators used in the GHS Index. Understand and use this resource