Testing early warning and response systems through a full-scale exercise in Vietnam

• Main Authors: Alexey Clara (Author), Anh T. P. Dao (Author), Quy Tran (Author), Phu D. Tran (Author), Tan Q. Dang (Author), Huong T. Nguyen (Author), Quang D. Tran (Author), Peter Rzeszotarski (Author), Karen Talbert (Author), Tasha Stehling-Ariza (Author), Frances Veasey (Author), Lynne Clemens (Author), Anthony W. Mounts (Author), Hannah Lofgren (Author), S. Arunmozhi Balajee (Author), Trang T. Do (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Simulation exercises can functionally validate World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacities. In 2018, the Vietnam Ministry of Health (MOH) conducted a full-scale exercise (FSX) in response to cases of severe viral pneumonia with subs...