What is it about?
IT IS THOUGHT THAT A INADEQUATE PREPAREDNESS TOWARDS DISEASE OUTBREAKS OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGH DEATH TOLL. WE PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT A GOOD OUTBREAK RESPONSE CAN REDUCE DEATH TOLL EVEN IN THE MIDST OF POOR PREPAREDNESS ARISING OUT OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS.
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Why is it important?
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE OPTIMAL PREPAREDNESS IN ALL THE COMPONENTS OF OUTBREAK PREPAREDNESS (SURVEILLANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, COORDINATION, STAFFING AND RISK COMMUNICATION) IN EVENT OF IMMINENT DISEASE OUTBREAK. CONCENTRATING SCARCE RESOURCES IN SOME KEY AREAS OFTEN YIELD COMPARABLE RESULTS.
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THIS ARTICLE ELUCIDATES HOW I SPEARHEADED THE BATTLE AGAINST A RARE OUTBREAK OF PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN THE TAIN DISTRICT AT THE TIME I WAS PURSUING POSTGRADUATE STUDIES. I WAS CONSTANTLY IN TOUCH WITH MY TEAM AND TRAVELED 400 KILOMETERS WEEKLY TO GIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT. IT WAS REALLY FULFILLING WHEN OUR EFFORTS YIELDED DESIRED RESULTS BY KEEPING DEATH TOLL FAR BELOW ANTICIPATED.
MICHAEL ROCKSON ADJEI
GHANA HEALTH SERVICE
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This page is a summary of: The Epidemic Preparedness of the Tain District in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana: A Case for the Meningitis Outbreak of 2015/2016, International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, January 2017, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/ijtdh/2017/36156.
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