The overall objective is to strengthen capacity of the Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee in the management of public health emergency events in the region._x000D_
Specific Objectives_x000D_
i. To access the alert and response capacities of Public Health authorities and partners for a cholera event in Ghana_x000D_
ii. To review existing plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for cholera and examine practical applications_x000D_

The Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee will identify gaps and areas for improvement in handling the detection, alert and response to a public health cholera event and more globally to a public health event of all causes or origins.

Eastern Region_x000D_
Overall Objective_x000D_
To help the Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee identify gaps and areas_x000D_
for improvement in handling the detection, alert and response to a public health cholera event_x000D_
and more globally to a public health event of all causes or origins._x000D_
Specific Objectives_x000D_
 To exercise the alert and response capacities of Public Health authorities and partners for_x000D_
a cholera event in Ghana_x000D_

Cholera - TTX

EVD Response PlanInter-Agency Coordination

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_

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) - 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_

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.

Ebola - TTX