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Namibia Conducts Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic After-Action Review

ByRomeo Minalane

Sep 10, 2023
Namibia Conducts Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic After-Action Review

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) just recently collected for an After-Action Review (AAR) conference in reaction to the just recently ended Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic (CCHF) break out. Numerous stakeholders collected in Windhoek for a three-day conference from 1-3 August 2023, to record activities that were performed throughout the just recently ended CCHF break out.
The conference likewise worked as a chance to assess Namibia’s readiness and action capability to the CCHF break out. The break out was verified in the Gobabis District of the Omaheke Region on 21 May 2023. This seeks someone, who was verified to have actually had CCHF passed away 3 days prior.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula stated the CCHF break out on 22 May 2023. Just one validated case was reported throughout the break out. According to the National Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) 3rd Edition Technical Guidelines, a single verified case of CCHF makes up a break out. Fifty-six contacts were determined and kept an eye on throughout this break out and no infection was tape-recorded amongst the contacts, triggering Dr Shangula to state an end to the CCHF break out on 19 June 2023. Consequently, an AAR required to be carried out as it is among 4 International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) Monitoring and Evaluation structure parts which is suggested within 3 months after completion of a public health reaction.

Through the AAR approach, fifty-eight multi-sectoral individuals had the ability to carry out a qualitative evaluation of actions required to react to the CCHF break out as a m

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