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Progress in Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care: Early Pilot Results from Four African Countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda), December 2023 – October 2024
ABSTRACT Primary healthcare (PHC) is the first point of contact with communities and essential for epidemic preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in PHC resilience. Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) was designed to bridge these gaps by strengthening PHC to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks while maintaining essential services. An ERPHC pilot was initiated in December 2023 in 654 PHC facilities across Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. The approach improves connection to local communities, detection and reporting of cases, healthcare worker protection, and …
