Through the joint efforts of Member States and PASB, this outcome aims to ensure that systems are in place for the rapid detection, verification, assessment, and alert of acute public health events and health emergencies of any origin. Efforts will be geared toward ensuring a timely, effective, and lifesaving response to health emergencies and disasters from hazards of any origin through the forging and intensification of response coordination mechanisms and the constant building and strengthening of readiness capacities. Specifically, the following actions will be implemented:

1. Strengthen integrated surveillance for early warning, as well as approaches for rapid risk assessment to detect, verify, and assess the risk, in order to report and alert on acute public health events and health emergencies through the incorporation of an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.
2. Increase the use of artificial intelligence-driven systems and scaling up the non-traditional surveillance approach to allow for earlier detection, rapid investigation, efficient risk assessment, and timely early warning about health emergencies and disasters, while leveraging effective risk communication and infodemic management.
3. Strengthen national and subnational capacity in data collection, management, and analysis for health emergencies, including the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for spatial analysis and advanced analytics for forecasting, nowcasting, and scenario modeling to predict, prevent, detect, and respond to infectious hazards. This also includes the capacity to anticipate public health events through the use of tools capable of identifying early changes in occurrence patterns captured by health information systems. Public health decision-making during response activities will be guided by improved data, enhanced analysis, and actionable insights. PAHO will support countries by expanding existing capacity-building activities and developing a network of modelers, other risk assessment professionals, and relevant subject matter experts who can act as surge capacity for health emergencies in the Region to promote international, multidisciplinary, and multisectoral collaboration.
4. Improve countries’ response capacity by strengthening and leveraging global, regional, and subregional coordination mechanisms and improving information management during emergencies and disasters.
5. Coordinate, and when needed, lead the international response to major epidemics and humanitarian health assistance in the Region and expand and deploy multisectoral rapid-response teams with diverse technical expertise to effectively contain health threats and mitigate the impact of outbreaks and emergencies.
6. Strengthen PAHO’s institutional capacity for emergency response through the implementation of improved policies and procedures.