Joint external evaluation of IHR core capacities of Azerbaijan

JointexternalevaluationofIHRcorecapacitiesof Azerbaijan Missionreport: 1–5May2023 JointexternalevaluationofIHRcorecapacitiesof Azerbaijan Missionreport: 1–5May2023 JointexternalevaluationofIHRcorecapacitiesofAzerbaijan:missionreport,1-5May2023 ISBN978-92-4-008243-4(electronicversion)ISBN978-92-4-008244-1(printversion) ©WorldHealthOrganization2023 Somerightsreserved.ThisworkisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike3.0IGOlicence(CCBY-NC-SA3.0IGO;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). Underthetermsofthislicence,youmaycopy,redistributeandadapttheworkfornon-commercialpurposes,providedtheworkisappropriatelycited,asindicatedbelow.Inanyuseofthiswork,thereshouldbenosuggestionthatWHOendorsesanyspecificorganization,productsorservices.TheuseoftheWHOlogoisnotpermitted.Ifyouadaptthework,thenyoumustlicenseyourworkunderthesameorequivalentCreativeCommonslicence.Ifyoucreateatranslationofthiswork,youshouldaddthefollowingdisclaimeralongwiththesuggestedcitation:“ThistranslationwasnotcreatedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).WHOisnotresponsibleforthecontentoraccuracyofthistranslation.TheoriginalEnglisheditionshallbethebindingandauthenticedition”. AnymediationrelatingtodisputesarisingunderthelicenceshallbeconductedinaccordancewiththemediationrulesoftheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rules/). Suggestedcitation.JointexternalevaluationofIHRcorecapacitiesofAzerbaijan:missionreport,1-5May2023.Geneva:WorldHealthOrganization;2023.Licence:CCBY-NC-SA3.0IGO. Cataloguing-in-Publication(CIP)data.CIPdataareavailableathttps://iris.who.int/. Sales,rightsandlicensing.TopurchaseWHOpublications,seehttps://www.who.int/publications/book-orders.Tosubmitrequestsforcommercialuseandqueriesonrightsandlicensing,seehttps://www.who.int/copyright. Third-partymaterials.Ifyouwishtoreusematerialfromthisworkthatisattributedtoathirdparty,suchastables,figuresorimages,itisyourresponsibilitytodeterminewhetherpermissionisneededforthatreuseandtoobtainpermissionfromthecopyrightholder.Theriskofclaimsresultingfrominfringementofanythird-party-ownedcomponentintheworkrestssolelywiththeuser. Generaldisclaimers.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartofWHOconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement. Thementionofspecificcompaniesorofcertainmanufacturers’productsdoesnotimplythattheyareendorsedorrecommendedbyWHOinpreferencetoothersofasimilarnaturethatarenotmentioned.Errorsandomissionsexcepted,thenamesofproprietaryproductsaredistinguishedbyinitialcapitalletters. AllreasonableprecautionshavebeentakenbyWHOtoverifytheinformationcontainedinthispublication.However,thepublishedmaterialisbeingdistributedwithoutwarrantyofanykind,eitherexpressedorimplied.Theresponsibilityfortheinterpretationanduseofthemateriallieswiththereader.InnoeventshallWHObeliablefordamagesarisingfromitsuse. DesignandlayoutbyGenèveDesign Contents Acknowledgementsiv Abbreviationsv Executivesummaryviii Azerbaijan:scoresandpriorityactions1 Prevent—————————————————————10 P1.Legalinstruments11 P2.Financing15 P3.IHRcoordination,NFPfunctionsandadvocacy18 P4.Antimicrobialresistance(AMR)21 P5.Zoonoticdisease24 P6.Foodsafety27 P7.Biosafetyandbiosecurity29 P8.Immunization33 Detect—————————————————————37 D1.NationallaboratorySystem38 D2.Surveillance44 D3.Humanresources47 Respond————————————————————49 R1.Healthemergencymanagement50 R2.Linkingpublichealthandsecurityauthorities57 R3.Healthservicesprovision59 R4.Infectionpreventionandcontrol62 R5.Riskcommunicationandcommunityengagement65 IHR-relatedhazards,PoEsandborderhealth———68 PoEs.Pointsofentryandborderhealth69 CE.Chemicalevents72 RE.Radiationemergencies74 Annex.JEEbackground—————————————76 iii JointexternalevaluationofIHRcorecapacitiesofAzerbaijan Acknowledgements TheJointExternalEvaluation(JEE)WHOSecretariatwouldliketoacknowledgethefollowingentitiesandpeople,whosesupportandcommitmenttotheprinciplesoftheInternationalHealthRegulations(2005)haveensuredasuccessfuloutcometothismission. •ThegovernmentandnationalexpertsoftheRepublicofAzerbaijanfortheirsupportofandworkinpreparingfor,theJEEmission. •ThegovernmentsoftheFederalRepublicofGermany,theRepublicofItaly,theStateofIsraelandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,forprovidingtechnicalexpertsforthepeerreviewprocess. •TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations,theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyandtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentCoordinationOfficefortheircontributionofexpertsandexpertise. •TheWHOCountryOfficesforAzerbaijan,Türkiye,theWHORegionalOfficeforEuropeandWHOheadquarters. •ColoradoStateUniversityforlendingtheirexpertise. •ThegovernmentoftheKingdomofNorwayfortheirfinancialsupporttothismission. iv Abbreviations AARafteractionreview AFSAFoodSafetyAgencyofTheRepublicofAzerbaijanAMR