Global Health Security Risk Assessment in the Biological Threat Reduction Program.

In 2014, the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) developed a country assessment tool to assess the risk to a country's biosurveillance, biosafety, and biosecurity systems and their vulnerability to naturally occurring, accidental, or nefarious release of weaponizable pathogens. The country assessment tool is a unique method of assessing public health and veterinary systems at the national and subnational levels. The assessment process is led by a multisectoral, multidisciplinary team composed of 8 subject matter experts who conduct a combination of document reviews, individual and focus group interviews, and in-person assessments.