National Health Simulation Exercise Programme: implementation guidance to strengthen emergency preparedness, readiness and response
World Health Organization
Dec 2025 · World Health Organization
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In an era of complex and rapidly evolving health emergencies, countries need more than plans, they need practice. This WHO guidance provides a practical, step-by-step framework for developing and implementing a National Health Simulation Exercise Programme (NHSEP) to systematically test, validate, and strengthen national emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
By shifting from ad hoc simulation exercises to a coordinated national programme, the NHSEP approach supports countries in building confidence, interoperability, and resilience across sectors. The guidance draws on global best practices and is aligned with the International Health Regulations (2005), including the recently amended version, as well as the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPR) framework and the recently published National Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework (NHEARF). Together, these tools empower countries to transform lessons learned into sustained readiness capabilities.
Whether you are a policymaker, emergency planner, or health professional, this guidance serves as a roadmap for turning simulation exercises into a powerful mechanism for preparedness and national health security.
By shifting from ad hoc simulation exercises to a coordinated national programme, the NHSEP approach supports countries in building confidence, interoperability, and resilience across sectors. The guidance draws on global best practices and is aligned with the International Health Regulations (2005), including the recently amended version, as well as the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPR) framework and the recently published National Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework (NHEARF). Together, these tools empower countries to transform lessons learned into sustained readiness capabilities.
Whether you are a policymaker, emergency planner, or health professional, this guidance serves as a roadmap for turning simulation exercises into a powerful mechanism for preparedness and national health security.
In an era of complex and rapidly evolving health emergencies, countries need more than plans, they need practice. This WHO guidance provides a practical, step-by-step framework for developing and implementing a National Health Simulation Exercise Programme (NHSEP) to systematically test, validate...
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