Table 1. Ten pillars of the World Health Organization Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19*.

Pillar no.	Public Health Preparedness and Response area
1	Coordination, planning, financing, and monitoring
2	Risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management
3	Surveillance, epidemiologic investigations, contact tracing, and adjustment of public health and social measures
4	Points of entry, international travel and transport, and mass gatherings
5	Laboratories and diagnostics
6	Infection prevention and control, and protection of the health workforce
7	Case management, clinical operations, and therapeutics
8	Operational support and logistics, and supply chains
9	Maintaining essential health services and systems
10	Vaccination

*As of February 2021. Source: World Health Organization (11).