Reports

We recommend that the Bureau for Global Health take the following actions: Establish procedures to facilitate the deployment of staff to the field when needed during a health emergency.

We recommend that the Bureau for Global Health take the following actions: Develop a timeline for finalizing all aspects of its Global Health Emergency Management System, including provisions for periodic testing of plans and for documenting and incorporating bureau-specific lessons learned.

We recommend that the Bureau for Management take the following actions: Develop a plan for the identification, recruitment and retention of skilled personnel to task forces in the event of a global health emergency, including contingency planning for a lack of available staff.

We recommend that the Bureau for Management take the following actions: Develop a plan to periodically test procedures in Automated Directives System, Chapter 112 through proactive exercises and evaluation activities and integrate lessons learned into the chapter.