[1] Due to the slow response to the 2014-2015 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, DG Chan sought the help of an all-star Advisory Group on Reform of WHO's Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies with Health and Humanitarian Consequences.
The Advisory Group was composed of 19 members "with relevant experience, including senior leadership positions in United Nations agencies, government and international humanitarian non-governmental organizations."
The Advisory Group's final report was on the DG's desk in time for the April 2016 meeting of the WHA.
[5] The Advisory Group issued a final report from which was drawn the Term of Reference document, which the WHA agreed would be the guidance to DGWHO in the form=ation of the HEP.
[6] The IAOC consists of seven or eight members "drawn from national governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the UN system, with extensive experience in broad range of disciplines, including public health, infectious disease, humanitarian crises, public administration, emergency management, community engagement, partnerships and development.