Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Task force overview
JurisdictionPhilippines
Task force executives
Child Task force
  • National Task Force Against COVID-19
    Joint Task Force COVID-19 Shield
Key document
  • Executive Order No. 168, s. 2014

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) is a task force organized by the executive of the Philippine government to respond to affairs concerning emerging infectious diseases in the Philippines.

Formation[edit]

The IATF-EID that was created through Executive Order No. 168 in 2014 which was issued by then-President Benigno Aquino III.[1] It was organized as government's instrument to assess, monitor, contain, control and prevent the spread of any potential epidemic in the Philippines.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

The IATF-EID was convened in January 2020 to address the growing viral outbreak in Wuhan, China.[3] They made a resolution to manage the spreading of the new virus,[3] which was known at the time as 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and eventually renamed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[4] On March 9, 2020, President Duterte called the IATF-EID amidst the rising cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines.[5]

President Rodrigo Duterte meets with members of the IATF-IED on May 19.

On March 25, 2020, the IATF-EID revealed a National Action Plan (NAP) to slow down the spreading of COVID-19.[6] The NAP was created to effectively and efficiently implement and decentralize the system of managing the COVID-19 situation.[7] In addition, the IATF-EID created the COVID-19 National Task Force headed by Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, which handles the operational command.[8] At the same time, the IATF-EID became the "policy-making body of operations" while the National Incident Command administers the daily concerns and operations.[9]

In April 2020, the IATF-EID appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Danilo Lim and Bangsamoro Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim to lead the regional inter-agency task groups in Metro Manila and Bangsamoro, respectively. The Office of Civil Defense was tasked to lead the regional task forces in other regions.[10]

Composition[edit]

The IATF-EID is composed of the following executive departments:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Executive Order No. 168". The LawPhil Project. May 26, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Task force on emerging infectious diseases formed". The Philippine Star. June 3, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES – RESOLUTION NO. 01 – RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS SITUATION" (PDF). Department of Health. January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Xia, Shuai; Liu, Meiqin; Wang, Chao; Xu, Wei; Lan, Qiaoshuai; Feng, Siliang; Qi, Feifei; Bao, Linlin; Du, Lanying; Liu, Shuwen; Qin, Chuan (March 30, 2020). "Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-nCoV) infection by a highly potent pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitor targeting its spike protein that harbors a high capacity to mediate membrane fusion". Cell Research. 30 (4): 343–355. doi:10.1038/s41422-020-0305-x. ISSN 1748-7838. PMC 7118126. PMID 32231345.
  5. ^ Lopez, Virgil (March 9, 2020). "Duterte convenes inter-agency body as COVID-19 cases rise to 20". GMA News. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Lopez, Virgil (March 25, 2020). "Palace bares national action plan vs. COVID-19". GMA News. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Romero, Alexis (March 26, 2020). "DND, DILG take over implementation of quarantine". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Sadongdong, Martin (March 25, 2020). "Lorenzana heads COVID-19 national task force". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Virtual Presser with Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles, Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año and [via Skype] Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire". Presidential Communications Group. March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Valente, Catherine (April 14, 2020). "IATF names heads of Covid-19 regional task groups". The Manila Times. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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