Context:
Recently, the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses was launched by the World Health Organisation
Relevance:
GS II: Health
About Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP):
- The goals of the Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan also include reducing the global burden of diseases caused by Aedes-borne arboviral infections, such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. It encourages coordination and integration in the global response for managing outbreaks.
- Key Components:
- Emergency Coordination: To provide leadership and coordination for an effective response.
- Collaborative Surveillance: Developing and using surveillance tools for early detection, control, and field investigations of outbreaks.
- Community Protection: Engaging local communities in adopting preventive measures, including mosquito population control.
- Safe and Scalable Care: Ensuring health services can manage and prevent deaths through necessary care.
- Access to Countermeasures: Promoting research and development of new treatments and vaccines.
- Implementation and Alignment: The plan will be implemented until September 2025. It integrates with global efforts, including the Global Vector Control Response (2017–2030) and the Global Arbovirus Initiative (2022), focused on strengthening vector control and addressing arboviruses with epidemic consequences.
-Source: The Hindu
