Course: Disease Outbreaks in Low and Middle Income Countries

In this step Ebere Okereke (Public Health England) outlines why a functioning health system is vital to effective outbreak preparedness and response. Outbreaks and health systems are explored with reference …

Surveillance is key to detecting disease outbreaks. In this step Oliver Morgan (World Health Organization) presents an overview of different types of surveillance, data sources and how epidemic intelligence data …

This step lays out key readings for this week introducing outbreaks in LMICs and perspectives on disease outbreaks. The Daily Good. 2011. Infographic: The deadliest disease outbreaks in history. Available …

We have now reached the end of Week 1. By now you should have a clearer understanding of what outbreaks are and why they matter. Next week we will look …

In this step, Megan Bassford, Petra Straight, and colleagues (Save the Children) outlines the importance of logisticians in outbreak response and preparedness. She will highlight nine areas in which logisticians …

In this step, Francesco Checchi (LSHTM) discusses elements of epidemic preparedness and response that are critical during humanitarian emergencies. Humanitarian settings often have more frequent and more severe outbreaks than …

In this step, Hana Rohan (LSHTM & UK-PHRST) explains the role of a social scientist during an outbreak. She explains how this role has evolved over time and gives examples …

In this step, Emilio Hornsey (PHE & UK-PHRST) explains the role of infection prevention and control professionals and how they are involved in outbreak response, including the expertise they bring …

In this step, Tom Heath (Action Contre La Faim), Luca Fontana (MSF) and Pierre-Yves Oger (UNICEF) explain the role of water, sanitation and hygiene experts (WASH) in outbreak preparedness and …

In the previous step, we learned about how clinicians are involved in outbreak preparedness and response. In this step, Hilary Bower (LSHTM and UK-PHRST) will explain the role of epidemiologists …

In this step, Martin Antonio (MRC) explains how microbiologists are involved in outbreak preparedness and response. He explains how microbiologists may be alerted to an outbreak, and the initial steps …

In Steps 1.5 and 1.6, we have learned about the history of disease outbreaks and their impact globally, and about what disease outbreaks are occurring today. In this step, Máire …

In this step, Stella Chungong (WHO) discusses the different global frameworks and regulations around epidemic preparedness and response. These include legally binding preparedness frameworks; specialized committees; global normal and standards; …