Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities of Viet Nam: mission report, 21–25 July 2025

Overview

During the JEE mission, which took place in Ha Noi from 20 to 25 July 2025, Viet Nam’s capacities in 19 technical areas were evaluated through a peer-to-peer consultative process. This process brought together a multisectoral group of national subject matter experts and the multinational, multidisciplinary JEE team of experts for a week of discussion, interaction and site visits.

After a week of collaborative talks, this process led to consensus on scores, as well as JEE recommendations for priority actions across the 19 technical areas.

The evaluation also generated nine overarching recommendations, which, if implemented, will consolidate Viet Nam’s progress and remove bottlenecks that might impede the implementation of the agreed-upon priority actions. These recommendations, outlined below, address the cross-cutting challenges affecting Viet Nam’s capacities across many of the different technical areas that were explored in greater depth in the JEE process.