Mauritius conducted a national public health risk profiling exercise with participation from key stakeholders and support from The world Health Organization from 22-25 February to better understand risks and prepare for future emergencies and disasters.
The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Command, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Social Security, Ministry of Gender and Inequality, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Tourism, Meteorological Services, the Special Mobile Forces, The Indian Ocean Commission and other stakeholders contributed in the assessment of public health risk.
Some 40 multisectoral experts, used the WHO Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risk (STAR) to identify and prioritize the country's public health risks and related necessary preparedness and response actions for the health system.
