United Republic Of Tanzania - FSX

EVD Preparedness (TTX and series of drills)_x000D_
Purpose_x000D_
To test the readiness of the health system in Tanzania to manage imported cases of Ebola through the testing of systems, procedures and mechanisms that support effective response and to identify ongoing training needs_x000D_
Scope_x000D_
The exercise programme consisted of two distinct parts:_x000D_
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Ghana - FSX

Specifically, the exercice was to assess:_x000D_
 how the healthcare workers at the Nsawam Government Hospital and the Municipal Health Administration will follow laid down protocols and standard operating procedures to contain a simulated public health event_x000D_
 the activation, response and coordination of the trained RRT to public health emergencies_x000D_
 how existing structures would be utilized in managing the simulated outbreak

KEN,TZA - Conducted

Almost 300 people participated in the cross border FSX, the majority from the EAC Partner States Kenya and Tanzania. In addition, representatives from the EAC Secretariat, EAC Partner States Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, as well as Southern African States of Lesothos, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, participated in the FSX.

PURPOSE, SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

Purpose of the Exercise

Nigeria - FX

Aim and objectives_x000D_
2.1 Aim_x000D_
To explore the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s capacity and capability to co-ordinate and support the National and State response to an outbreak of an infectious disease._x000D_
2.2 Objectives_x000D_
The objectives for the exercise were:_x000D_
1. To exercise NCDC’s Infectious Disease Outbreak Response Plan (IDORP)._x000D_

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