Africa: WHO Tests a Strategy Game to Improve Outbreak Response Speed: [WHO] WHO is testing an innovative way to improve outbreak detection, notification and response through an interactive '7-1-7 Strategy Game'. The 7-1-7 target calls for detecting a suspected outbreak within seven days, notifying public health authorities within one day, and mounting an effective response within seven days. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRDwc8 #Africa #HealthSecurity #OutbreakResponse #PublicHealth #WHO

Africa: Africa Launches Continental Strategy to Decentralize Diagnostics and Accelerate Outbreak Response: [Africa CDC] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- In a major step toward faster and more localized outbreak response, Africa CDC convened public health leaders from ten African countries in Yaoundé to co-develop a continental framework for decentralizing laboratory services. The four-day workshop, which began on 14 July,… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLztHq #Africa #HealthEquity #OutbreakResponse #Diagnostics #CDC

Africa: Study Validates Impact of International Teams in Africa's Outbreak Response: [Africa CDC] Addis Ababa -- A new study carried out by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) confirms the critical role international health teams have played in strengthening outbreak response across the African continent. The study… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLkKmv #Africa #OutbreakResponse #InternationalTeams #PublicHealth #AfricaCDC

Africa: Planning for Outbreak Response Readiness: [Africa CDC] They are trained, equipped, and programmed to save lives during outbreaks. They are a human shield designed to stop the spread of infections on command. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK4Dtj #Africa #PublicHealth #OutbreakResponse #InfectiousDiseases #HealthEquity

Uganda discharges last Ebola patients, says outbreak contained http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ3hpf #Ebola #Uganda #PublicHealth #HealthNews #OutbreakResponse

Community involvement is key for the control of any #outbreak. In Lebanon there is an ongoing #cholera outbreak that seems to be stabilizing according to the latest reports from the Ministry of Public Health. The colleagues responding to the outbreak have put together the testimonies of 3 mothers explaining how the community awareness and involvement activities have helped them to seek healthcare for their children. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/dabab8b125d44549b2e597e9ca6209f6 #IDMastodon #OutbreakResponse