How effective are international deployments in strengthening low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to respond to outbreaks in the long term?

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION : International public health deployments are frequently used to support outbreak response, but there is limited evidence of their long-term impact on national response systems. This study assessed the extent to which deployments contribute to long-term, sustained impacts on the national outbreak response capacities of African Union Member States. METHODS : We used an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design for this study. We conducted 83 key informant interviews across ten countries, carried out two in-depth country case studies and administered an online survey among 304 stakeholders involved in international deployments from 28 African Union Member States. Qualitative data were analysed thematically. Adjusted ORs (aORs) and 95% CIs identified factors associated with per

SUBMITTER: Nzegwu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853481 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature