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Training for outbreak response through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network

Authors: Renee Christensen, Dale Fisher, Sharon Salmon, Patrick Drury, Paul Effler

Published in: BMC Medicine | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

For 20 years, the Global Outbreak Response and Alert Network (GOARN) has been a leader in the coordination of international outbreak response. On the premise that no single institution can provide all capacities required to successfully respond to a complex public health emergency or fulfil all outbreak response training needs, GOARN embarked on a capacity building journey that draws on the unique strengths of more than 250 partner institutions. Through extensive engagement and collaboration, GOARN Partners have created a bespoke, multifaceted, 3-tiered training programme which has evolved over the last 15 years and enhanced the competencies of thousands of multidisciplinary outbreak responders around the world.

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Title: Training for outbreak response through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
Authors: Renee Christensen
Dale Fisher
Sharon Salmon
Patrick Drury
Paul Effler
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Public Health
Published in: BMC Medicine / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01996-5

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