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Epidemic prevention

First-of-its-kind study details the true cost of healthcare worker infections

The true cost of failing to protect healthcare workers

The World Bank, Resolve to Save Lives

A landmark study from the World Bank and Resolve to Save Lives that measures the broader socio-economic costs of healthcare worker infections and deaths from COVID-19

Ethiopia among World Bank Pandemic Fund’s first grantees

Ethiopia’s first-ever domestic infection prevention and control budget

TB preventive therapy: uptake and time to initiation during implementation of ‘7-1-7’

IJTLD OPEN

Can 7-1-7 increase the number of household contacts of tuberculosis patients on preventive therapy? In four contexts, most contacts were notified quickly, but structural barriers kept some from care.

Safer primary healthcare facilities are needed to protect healthcare workers and maintain essential services: lessons learned from a multicountry COVID-19 emergency response initiative

BMJ Global Health

An infection prevention and control initiative improved COVID-19 infection rates for healthcare workers in Africa, but challenges showed the need for long-term investments in sustainable IPC programs

Reviewing Health Security Capacities in Nigeria Using the Updated WHO Joint External Evaluation and WHO Benchmarks Tool: Experience from a Country-Led Self-Assessment Exercise

Health Security

Nigeria’s latest self-assessment of pandemic preparedness highlights the importance of investment and stakeholder involvement in strengthening health systems, according to the Nigeria CDC.

Going back to basics to stop the ongoing cholera pandemic

7-1-7 Alliance gains momentum

Four epidemics that weren’t—New Ted-Ed video explains

How much did healthcare worker illness and death cost during COVID-19?

Rapid scale-up of COVID-19 training for frontline health workers in 11 African countries

Human Resources for Health

Effective outbreak response requires sustained investments in health systems—going beyond training to include adequate equipment, space and staffing levels.

7-1-7 target in Lancet Global Health

Protecting the world from infectious disease threats: now or never

BMJ Global Health

We stress the need for global cooperation, leadership, and sustainable financing to address critical gaps in health preparedness revealed by the World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation.

The 7-1-7 Alliance is a new country-led, global partnership to improve health security

Sharing lessons from dedicated preparedness teams

Better epidemic preparedness through strategic legal reform in Nigeria

Improving the sightline on cardiovascular disease in Ethiopia

Webinar: How the 7-1-7 Approach Improves Epidemic Preparedness and Response

Health security bulletin helps coordinate epidemic preparedness in Ethiopia

An interactive guide to help people navigate COVID-19 risk

Interactive online guide in the New York Times helps people understand and navigate COVID-19 risk across the U.S.

Nigeria’s joint external evaluation and national action plan for health security