An environmental scan of one health preparedness and response: the case of the Covid-19 pandemic in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past decade, 70% of new and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks in East Africa have originated from the Congo Basin where Rwanda is located. To respond to these increasing risks of disastrous outbreaks, the government began integrating One Health (OH) into its infectious disease response systems in 2011 to strengthen its preparedness and contain outbreaks. The strong performance of Rwanda in responding to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic makes it an excellent example to understand how the structure and principles of OH were applied during this unprecedented situation.

Methods

A rapid environmental scan of published and grey literature was conducted between August and December 2020, to assess Rwanda's OH structure and its response to the COVID-19 pandem

SUBMITTER: Igihozo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761094 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature