Lessons Learned From a Large Cross-Border Field Simulation Exercise to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness in East Africa, 2019
| Autor: | Freddy Banza Mutoka, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Fahari Marwa, Jackline Mosinya Nyaberi, Lyndah Makayotto, Florian Mutabazi, Vida Mmbaga, Edward Areuse Komba, Charles Mwaipopo, Simon Wathigo Kiarie, Frederik A Copper, Stella Chungong, Mary Archson Makata, Cindy Chiu de Vázquez, George Kauki, Florian Gehre, Denis Charles, Pauline Nandako Nafula Kituyi, David Balikowa, Michael Katende, Damascent Kabanda, James Nyongesa Wakhungu, Thomas Daido Dulu, Patrick Marabu Nyakundi, Hilary Njenge, Folorunso Oludayo Fasina, Caroline Wambua, Willy Were, Lucia Mullen, Ambrose Talisuna, Benezeth Lutege Malinda, Zheng Jie Marc Ho, Enock Kasyombe Mwakyusa, Geoffrey Gitau Mukora, Landry Ndriko Mayigane, Mary Stephen, Emanuel Senyaeli Swai, Vones Uiso, Julius Wekesa, Grace Elizabeth Bai Saguti, James Kivuva, Nirmal Kandel, Toba Nguvila, Charles Msangi, Stephen Komora, Abbas Omaar, Stephane de la Rocque, David Knaggs, Ngoy Nsenga, Athman Mwatondo, Mpairwe Allan, Justino Mutisya Muinde, Solomon Fisseha Woldetsadik, Kenneth Byoona, Nollascus Ganda, Allan Bell, Geoffrey Misati Kebaki, Miriam Nanyunja, Timothy Wesonga, John Gachohi, Rajesh Sreedharan, Muna Affara, Mary Njoroge, Harrison Chinyuka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health (social science) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Disaster Planning Management Monitoring Policy and Law World Health Organization Disease Outbreaks Political science medicine Humans biology Emergency management Scope (project management) business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Civil Defense Africa Eastern Public relations biology.organism_classification Test (assessment) Tanzania One Health Preparedness Scale (social sciences) Emergency Medicine Public Health business Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Health Security. 19:413-423 |
| ISSN: | 2326-5108 2326-5094 |
| Popis: | Field simulation exercises (FSXs) require substantial time, resources, and organizational experience to plan and implement and are less commonly undertaken than drills or tabletop exercises. Despite this, FSXs provide an opportunity to test the full scope of operational capacities, including coordination across sectors. From June 11 to 14, 2019, the East African Community Secretariat conducted a cross-border FSX at the Namanga One Stop Border Post between the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. The World Health Organization Department of Health Security Preparedness was the technical lead responsible for developing and coordinating the exercise. The purpose of the FSX was to assess and further enhance multisectoral outbreak preparedness and response in the East Africa Region, using a One Health approach. Participants included staff from the transport, police and customs, public health, animal health, and food inspection sectors. This was the first FSX of this scale, magnitude, and complexity to be conducted in East Africa for the purpose of strengthening emergency preparedness capacities. The FSX provided an opportunity for individual learning and national capacity strengthening in emergency management and response coordination. In this article, we describe lessons learned and propose recommendations relevant to FSX design, management, and organization to inform future field exercises. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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