After action review of the response to an outbreak of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone, 2019: Best practices and lessons learnt

ABSTRACT:

Background

In November 2019, an outbreak of Lassa Fever occurred among health workers in a non-endemic district in Sierra Leone. The outbreak resulted in five cases, including two that were exported to the Netherlands. The outbreak tested multiple technical capacities in the International Health Regulations (2005) in a real-life setting. As such, an after action review (AAR) was undertaken as recommended by World Health Organization. We report on the findings of the AAR including best practices and lessons learnt.

Methods

A two stage review process was employed. The first stage involved national pillar level reviews for each technical pillar and one review of the district level response. The second stage brought together all pillars, including participants from the nation

SUBMITTER: Njuguna C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534430 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature