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Table 5 Indicative examples of where the PHE IHR Project technical assistance facilitated improved practices

From: Strengthening global health security – lessons learned from public health England’s international health regulations strengthening project

• Two district teams trained by the IHR Project in Pakistan had successfully integrated disease surveillance into their routine data collection through DHIS2 and had facilitated 100% of health facilities to report on a weekly basis.

• The IHR Project in Ethiopia has invested considerable technical support in training and mentoring the National Poison Centre team, who had then set up an emergency call centre and are using ToxBase to help hospitals across the country to diagnose and treat poisoning cases more quickly.

• In Nigeria, the IHR Project has supported the Nigeria CDC team to enhance their emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) capacities, with evidence from periodic ‘Keep Pushing’ exercises indicated that EPRR practice has subsequently improved.

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Globalization and Health

ISSN: 1744-8603