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Epidemic prevention

Health Security
Nigeria’s adoption of the World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) will strengthen its national health security efforts.
Nature Communications
SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare workers caused up to 8.38% of health expenditures in five low- and middle-income countries, underscoring a need for stronger protection measures.
PLOS Global Public Health
We make the case for a targeted $124 billion investment over 5 years to enable 196 countries to strengthen core capacities across the World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation indicators.
The Lancet Global Health
We demonstrate how the 7-1-7 target supports timely detection, notification, and response to outbreaks by assessing public health events in Brazil, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Health Security
We show how revolving outbreak investigation funds (ROIF) can accelerate outbreak response times when coupled with streamlined approval processes.