Learning from the past, moving toward Health for All: reflections on WHA79 and emerging priorities in global public health

National IHR Focal Points 2.In 2025, WHO regional offices continued to support the work of National IHR Focal Points (NFPs).The Western Pacific Region conducted its seventeenth IHR "Crystal" exercise to test real-time IHR communications and multisectoral operational readiness.To strengthen IHR event communication and cross-sectoral information sharing, the third annual South-East Asia Regional Practice of All-Hazard IHR Event Communication (SAPHIRE) simulation exercise tested the response to a food safety incident.The European Region held the sixth annual Joint Assessment and Detection of Events exercise, with 41 participating States Parties, to test and strengthen communication functions of NFPs and the regional WHO IHR Contact Point.In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, training was conducted on all NFP-relevant IHR Articles and the 2024 amendments to the IHR.This training was reinforced through 13 technical sessions attended by the NFP community of practice and targeted support to institutionalize NFP functions.