Multisectoral engagement in health emergency preparedness: A commentary on the WHO's universal health & preparedness review (UHPR).

Authors

Niluka Wijekoon Kannangarage, Jun Xing, Ludy Suryantoro, Luc Bertrand Tsachoua Choupe, Adam Tiliouine, Bo Jia

Published in

Public health. Volume 259. Pages 106465. Aug 29, 2026. Epub Aug 29, 2026.

Abstract

Despite the long-standing efforts to promote whole-of-government and whole-of-society models, health emergency preparedness is still challenged by siloed institutional or sectoral approaches. In practice, no unified mechanism has existed to systematically bring different sectors, communities, countries or regions to strengthen preparedness capacities. In response to these persistent gaps, World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR) as one of its Post COVID-19 initiatives. This commentary examines the place of UHPR in the sphere of health emergency preparedness in bringing sustained engagement between different sectors at the national level and facilitating cross-country and cross-regional peer learning at the global level.

PMID:
42667826
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 30 Aug 2026.

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