Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T87 |
0-41 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Transparency and integration with the JEE |
T88 |
42-158 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Transparency is a cornerstone of global cooperation around health security capacity-building and emergency response. |
T89 |
159-611 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It enables decision makers to track how global health initiatives are financed, detect and respond quickly to emergent outbreaks, coordinate responses with international partners and ensure accountability in public–private partnerships.23–27 COVID-19 has recently reaffirmed the importance of transparency in case reporting, surveillance and containment, especially as countries take steps to resume routine economic, social and educational activities. |
T90 |
612-688 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Transparency in scientific practice has also proven crucial during COVID-19. |
T91 |
689-1009 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For example, open exchanges of clinical data, biological samples, genetic sequence data, modelling parameters and assumptions and epidemiological data support evidence-based policymaking around reopening schools and economies, forecasting demand for healthcare services and equitable allocation of scarce resources.28–31 |
T92 |
1010-1212 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Given the demonstrated importance of transparency in coordinating effective multilateral responses to pandemic threats, the GHS Index also prioritises publicly available evidence of relevant capacities. |
T93 |
1213-1307 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thus, countries without publicly documented evidence of these capacities receive lower scores. |
T94 |
1308-1483 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The drawback of this approach is that a country possessing a given capacity without sharing corresponding evidence via official channels may receive an artificially low score. |
T95 |
1484-1730 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To reduce the risk of under-scoring, we invited government officials at 195 embassies and missions to the United Nations to review our data with their respective National IHR Focal Points, course-correct our work and share additional information. |
T96 |
1731-1845 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, only 16 countries responded to these requests, for which only minimal changes to scoring were necessary.1 |
T97 |
1846-2100 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The GHS Index is underpinned by the principle that ‘a health threat anywhere is a health threat everywhere,’ an ethos championed by the architects of the GHSA.32 We believe that data describing national health security capacities should be a public good. |
T98 |
2101-2229 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In this spirit, we anchored the GHS Index in publicly available data and made the tool itself—and all its data—freely available. |
T99 |
2230-2427 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To ensure alignment with the JEE and integration of all publicly available information shared by countries, the GHS Index also draws heavily from WHO’s repository of publicly available JEE reports. |
T100 |
2428-2639 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Moving forward, we strongly encourage all countries to document relevant capacities publicly—both in the interest of global cooperation and transparency, and to improve the fidelity of future monitoring efforts. |