In early 2023, health officials in Recife, Brazil used the 7-1-7 target for timely detection and control of infectious disease outbreaks as part of their plan to track and contain outbreaks during the city’s Carnival, one of the largest in Brazil. With support from Resolve to Save Lives, the 7-1-7 Alliance and Vital Strategies, Recife consistently applied the target over the next two years, significantly improving its detection, notification and early response systems. New data shows that by 2024, 49% of outbreaks were detected, notified and responded to within the 7-1-7 target, up from 36% in 2023. These encouraging results prompted Brazil’s Ministry of Health to scale 7-1-7 to other parts of the country.
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