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From: Analyzing self-evaluation capacity scores related to infectious disease control in International Health Regulations during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic

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The countries’ e-SPAR capacity scores in 2020 and 2019; asterisk: capacity with significant change (p < 0.05). Group A: 154 countries, Group B: 98 countries whose score increased, Group C: 56 countries whose score did not increase . Capacity: Legislation and financing (C1), IHR coordination and National IHR focal point function (C2), Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface (C3), Food safety (C4), Laboratory (C5), Surveillance (C6), Human Resources (C7), National Health Emergency Framework (C8), Health Service Provision (C9), Risk communication (C10), Points of entry (C11), Average of 11 capacities (AVG). This figure showed the countries’ e-SPAR capacity scores in 2020 and 2019. Among all 154 countries (group A), the average of 11 e-SPAR capacity scores as well as the scores for each capacity in 2020 were higher than their respective scores in 2019. From 2019 to 2020 the scores increased from 0.13 to 5.04. From the test, it’s known that within this group, capacities about Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface, Food Safety, and Human Resources (p > 0.05) were the three capacities that were significantly different. Next, among 98 countries whose scores increased (group B), the test result showed that the average score of the 11 capacities increased significantly from 2019 to 2020. Risk communication, National Health Emergency Framework, and Ports of entry were the 3 capacities that mostly increased (p < 0.05). In this group, the capacity of Zoonotic events and the human-animal interface was the only capacity that was not significantly changed during the pandemic (p > 0.05). Meanwhile, among 56 countries whose scores did not improve (group C), the test result showed the average score of the 11 capacities decreased significantly, as well as the capacity for National IHR focal point function, Food Safety, and Risk Communication (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, other capacities were not significantly changed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including capacity related to zoonotic disease control.

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