Brief
São Tomé and Príncipe joined the HEPRR-MPA programme in 2025. With a population of 0.23M and its capital at São Tomé, it carries a composite emergency-risk band of "Moderate". Small-island system with a central hospital and district units; new national digital-health strategy and POE V2 rollout. Island importation risk via a single international airport and seaport; malaria and dengue; limited surge diagnostic capacity. This profile consolidates the country context that frames every preparedness decision — health-system structure, the hazards most likely to escalate, and the current state of IHR core capacities — into a single citable page that anchors the country knowledge page and feeds the regional dashboard.
Country context
Capital: São Tomé. Population: 0.23M. MPA cohort: joined 2025. Composite emergency-risk band: Moderate.
Health-system overview
Small-island system with a central hospital and district units; new national digital-health strategy and POE V2 rollout.
Emergency-risk profile
Island importation risk via a single international airport and seaport; malaria and dengue; limited surge diagnostic capacity.
MPA preparedness status
Indicative SPAR-style readiness for this profiling round is 49%. The country page links this profile to its NAPHS, contingency plans, assessments and the knowledge products contributed by São Tomé and Príncipe.
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