Ghana - TTX

Key Objectives_x000D_
1. To assess the availability and application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), plans and_x000D_
guidelines for the collection, handling, storage, packaging shipping and testing of specimens from_x000D_
suspected cases of outbreak‐prone diseases as well as the overall strategy for managing such_x000D_
outbreaks,_x000D_
2. To test basic capabilities for handing, processing and communicating essential information_x000D_

Ghana - TTX

Overall objective of the exercise:_x000D_
To identify gaps and areas for improvement in handling the detection, alert and response to a public health event of chemical origin in Ghana in the context of the IHR (2005)._x000D_
Specific objectives_x000D_
• Objective 1: To exercise the alert and response capabilities of public health authorities and partners for a chemical event_x000D_
• Objective 2: To review existing plans and guidelines for a chemical event response and examine practical applications_x000D_

Mongolia - DR

Draft aimag emergency operations centre procedures were tested for information sharing, risk assessment, risk communication and the incident management system. The most recent exercise revealed that there was no coordinated surveillance or systematic risk assessment in place during peace time among sectors. The main area requiring improvement was the absence of a proper chain of command; decisions were mostly based on non-scientific considerations, public perception, acquired knowledge and experience rather than a risk assessment conducted by the technical team.

Mongolia - TTX

The main issues discussed around sanitary-epidemiological monitoring of the quality of transboundary rivers, harmonization of methods and laboratory quality control techniques and water safety, further development of laboratory facilities , collection of water samples on the territory of the Republic of Buryatia and Mongolia, assessing the risk to public health, to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries, conducting seminars for the exchange of experiences on laboratory tests, the development of proposals for the harmonization of methods and laboratory testing techniques, s

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