Citation

Warsame A, Blanchet K, Checchi F. BMJ Glob. Health 2020; 5(1): e002109.

Affiliation

Faculty of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002109

PMID

32133177

PMCID

PMC7042582

Abstract

Epidemics continue to pose a significant public health threat to populations in low and middle-income countries. However, little is known about the appropriateness and performance of response interventions in such settings. We undertook a rapid scoping review of public health evaluation frameworks for emergency settings in order to judge their suitability for assessing epidemic response. Our search identified a large variety of frameworks. However, very few are suitable for framing the response to an epidemic, or its evaluation. We propose a generic epidemic framework that draws on elements of existing frameworks. We believe that this framework may potentially be of use in closing the gap between increasing global epidemic risk and the ability to respond effectively.

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Language: en

Keywords

control strategies; epidemiology; infections, diseases, disorders, injuries; public health; review