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Table 1 Response capabilities [32]

From: Getting the most from after action reviews to improve global health security

Detection and assessment

• Surveillance & epidemiological monitoring

• Incident recognition

• Risk characterization

• Laboratory analysis

• Epidemiological investigation

• Environmental monitoring

Policy development, adaptation, and implementation

• For infection control and treatment guidance

• For population-based disease control

• Communicating between national and subnational authorities and enforcing laws and regulations

Health services

• Preventive services

• Medical surge

• Management of medical countermeasures, supplies & equipment

• Medical services for health care workers & emergency responders

Coordination and communication

• Crisis management

• Communication with healthcare providers

• Communication with emergency management, public safety, and other sectors

• Communication with other public health agencies at the global, European, national, and subnational levels

Emergency risk communication

• Address communication inequalities

• Generate dynamic listening and manage rumors

• Communicate risk in an accurate, transparent and timely manner

• Generate and maintain trust