Toolbox Rapid Response

National Preparedness and Response Plan for the Prevention and Control of Ebola Viral Disease (Ghana)

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2014)

Plan national de prépartion et de réponse à l'épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola Niger
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MINISTERE DE LA SANTE PUBLIQUE Niger (2014)

Évaluation des risques liés aux voyages et aux transports : recommandations provisoires à l’intention des autorités de santé publique et du secteur des transports

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2014)

Équipe de renforcement de la préparation à la maladie à virus Ebola. Visite de pays au Mali 20-24 Octobre 2014

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2014)

Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Cameroon Country Visit 10 to 14 November

World Health Organization (2014)

The immediate objective of the country visit to Cameroon was to ensure that the country is as operationally ready as possible to effectively and safely detect, investigate and report potential Ebola virus disease cases and to mount an effective response that will prevent a larger outbreak. After te ... chnical working group meetings, field visits, a “table-top” exercise and a hospital-based simulation exercises were undertaken. Key strengths and weaknesses were identified, and the following areas for improvement were proposed to the Ministry of Health: coordination, surveillance, contact tracing, infection prevention and control, rapid response teams, case management, social mobilization, laboratory, points of entry, budget, logistics. more

Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Gambia country visit 17–22 November 2014

World Health Organization (2014)

The document summarizes the infrastructure and activities for Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness that are already in place in the Gambia and identifies opportunities for improvement to strengthen the nation’s readiness in the event of an EVD incident.

Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Ghana country visit 10–15 Novmeber 2014

World Health Organization (2014)

The preparedness strengthening team deployed to Ghana focused on specific objectives in order to assist the country in becoming as operationally prepared as possible to detect, investigate and report potential EVD cases effectively and safely and to mount an effective response to prevent a larger o ... utbreak. To accomplish this goal, the team conducted “scoping” activities, stakeholder meetings, site visits and a “table-top” simulation exercise to determine what systems were in place and what aspects of preparedness could be strengthened. It is organized in 10 components of the WHO consolidated checklist for EVD preparedness: 1) planning and coordination; 2) epidemiological and laboratory surveillance; 3) rapid response teams; 4) contact tracing; 5) points of entry; 6) laboratory; 7) case management; 8) infection prevention and control; 9) social mobilization and risk communication; 10) budget. more

Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Guinea-Bissau country visit 12–20 November 2014

World Health Organization (2014)

The main objective of this mission was to assess the level of preparedness of Guinea-Bissau in respect of the WHO consolidated checklist. The checklist helps countries to assess and test their level of readiness it is being used to identify concrete action to be taken and where countries will requir ... e support from partners. It lists 10 key components and tasks for both countries and the international community that should be completed within 30, 60 and 90 days from the date of issue of the list, with minimal requirements for equipment, material and human resources. The components include: overall coordination; rapid response teams; public awareness and community engagement; infection prevention and control; epidemiological and laboratory surveillance; contact tracing; points of entry; laboratory; social mobilization and risk communication; budget. more

Équipe de renforcement de la préparation à la maladie à virus Ebola. Visite de pays en République de Côte d’Ivoire 27-31 octobre 2014

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2014)