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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Lessons Learned From a Large Cross-Border Field Simulation Exercise to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness in East Africa, 2019
Health Security, Volume 19, No. 4, Year 2021
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Description
Field simulation exercises (FSXs) require substantial time, resources, and organizational experience to plan and implement and are less commonly undertaken than drills or tabletop exercises. Despite this, FSXs provide an opportunity to test the full scope of operational capacities, including coordination across sectors. From June 11 to 14, 2019, the East African Community Secretariat conducted a cross-border FSX at the Namanga One Stop Border Post between the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. The World Health Organization Department of Health Security Preparedness was the technical lead responsible for developing and coordinating the exercise. The purpose of the FSX was to assess and further enhance multisectoral outbreak preparedness and response in the East Africa Region, using a One Health approach. Participants included staff from the transport, police and customs, public health, animal health, and food inspection sectors. This was the first FSX of this scale, magnitude, and complexity to be conducted in East Africa for the purpose of strengthening emergency preparedness capacities. The FSX provided an opportunity for individual learning and national capacity strengthening in emergency management and response coordination. In this article, we describe lessons learned and propose recommendations relevant to FSX design, management, and organization to inform future field exercises. Copyright © 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Njenge, Hilary Kagume
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Katende, Michael J.
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Mmbaga, Vida M.
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Chinyuka, Harrison
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de la Rocque, Stéphane
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Sreedharan, Rajesh
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Stephen, Mary
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Mayigane, Landry Ndriko
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Saguti, Grace Elizabeth Bai
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Ganda, Nollascus
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Gachohi, John Mwangi
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Nyaberi, Jackline Mosinya
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Mwatondo, Athman Juma
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Gehre, Florian
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Affara, Muna
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Balikowa, David Ouma
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Wambua, Caroline
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Makayotto, Lyndah
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Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo
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Nanyunja, Miriam
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Nsenga, Ngoy
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Yahaya, Ali Ahmed
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Talisuna, Ambrose Otau
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Kandel, Nirmal
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Chungong, Stella
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Statistics
Citations: 1
Authors: 25
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1089/hs.2020.0162
ISSN:
23265094
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Kenya
Tanzania