Measuring Timeliness of Outbreak Response in the World Health Organization African Region, 2017–2019

Large-scale protracted outbreaks can be prevented through early detection, notification, and rapid control. We assessed trends in timeliness of detecting and responding to outbreaks in the African Region reported to the World Health Organization during 2017–2019. We computed the median time to each...

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Autores principales: Impouma, Benido, Roelens, Maroussia, Williams, George Sie, Flahault, Antoine, Codeço, Claudia Torres, Moussana, Fleury, Farham, Bridget, Hamblion, Esther L., Mboussou, Franck, Keiser, Olivia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7588517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33079032
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.191766
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Sumario:Large-scale protracted outbreaks can be prevented through early detection, notification, and rapid control. We assessed trends in timeliness of detecting and responding to outbreaks in the African Region reported to the World Health Organization during 2017–2019. We computed the median time to each outbreak milestone and assessed the rates of change over time using univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression analyses. We selected 296 outbreaks from 348 public reported health events and evaluated 184 for time to detection, 232 for time to notification, and 201 for time to end. Time to detection and end decreased over time, whereas time to notification increased. Multiple factors can account for these findings, including scaling up support to member states after the World Health Organization established its Health Emergencies Programme and support given to countries from donors and partners to strengthen their core capacities for meeting International Health Regulations.

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