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Epidemic prevention

New IHR Benchmarks Tool simplifies planning for health emergencies

Cover of U.S. Government Global Health Security Strategy 2024

New U.S. Global Health Security Strategy includes 7‑1‑7

From CDC: Visual on Dr. Frieden Op Ed on Rebuilding Trust in Public Health, STAT News

Dr. Frieden on rebuilding trust in public health

A healthcare worker stands in front of a clinic in Ethiopia

Celebrating World Health Worker Week

Urban pandemic response: Survey results describing the experiences from twenty-five cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Urban pandemic response: Survey results describing the experiences from twenty-five cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLOS Global Public Health
How do local governments contribute to pandemic response? Surveying 25 cities, we documented a crucial role in risk communication and community coordination.
Understanding, preventing, and stopping epidemics

Understanding, preventing, and stopping epidemics

The Lancet
The Smithsonian exhibition, Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World, shows that we cannot wait for the next epidemic—we must act on current information to end preventable outbreaks.

Leadership training for health security leaders

Welcome to the leadership and learning laboratory for health security leaders

Nigeria’s Kano State passes Public Health Security Bill into law

Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

IJTLD OPEN
Our colleagues assessed whether the 7-1-7”timeliness metric could be implemented in Kenya for screening and tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT), and proposed an adaptation: “3-5-7”.
Photo collage of healthcare workers from Resolve to Save Lives

Celebrating the progress and partnerships that defined 2023

Enhanced situational awareness allows

In light of climate change, we need proactive approaches to minimize outbreaks

The world must prepare now for the next pandemic

The world must prepare now for the next pandemic

BMJ Global Health
Preparing for the next pandemic requires sustained government funding, efficient financial mechanisms, better public health capacity, strong global leadership, and a commitment to collaboration.

Building an outbreak surveillance system in Zambia

Sprinting towards health security: how Zambia built an outbreak surveillance system in just one week

Strengthening laboratory systems to meet the 7-1-7 target

Strengthening laboratory systems to meet the 7-1-7 target

Addressing the global shortage of healthcare workers

The road to achieving epidemic-ready primary healthcare

The road to achieving epidemic-ready primary healthcare

The Lancet Public Health
We propose an epidemic-ready primary healthcare model to integrate public health and healthcare, stop outbreaks, ensure essential services, strengthen resilience, and protect workers and patients.

Training Nigeria’s frontline workers to spot priority diseases

WHO and the 7-1-7 Alliance introduce Early Action Reviews

WHO and the 7-1-7 Alliance introduce Early Action Reviews

Resolve to Save Lives' 7-1-7 Approach

Developing technical capacity to scale up 7-1-7 

New 7-1-7 target community of practice

Sharing learnings to achieve the 7-1-7 target   

Introducing Resolve to Save Lives: Ethiopia

Technical and leadership skills for experts in epidemic preparedness

The Centrality of Communities and Civil Society in Epidemic and Pandemic Prevention. A Framework for Improved Preparedness and Response

The Centrality of Communities and Civil Society in Epidemic and Pandemic Prevention. A Framework for Improved Preparedness and Response

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
We argue that communities are central to epidemic and pandemic preparedness.

How to revitalize World Bank health spending

Launching our new Epidemic-Ready Primary Healthcare program

WHO EAR guidance leverages the 7-1-7 target

7-1-7 forms the bedrock of new WHO guidance

Strengthening leadership and management for preparedness in Ethiopia

The amended international health regulations: Implications and challenges for domestic legal frameworks

The amended international health regulations: Implications and challenges for domestic legal frameworks

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
The May 2024 updates to WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) can drive national legal reforms, establish a coordinating authority, and boost local capacities to improve global health security.