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. 2014 Sep-Oct;12(5):292-7.
doi: 10.1089/bsp.2014.0043.

Guatemala's ministry of health rapid response team manuals

Luis Hernandez, Kimberly M Hanson, Lise D Martel

Guatemala's ministry of health rapid response team manuals

Luis Hernandez et al. Biosecur Bioterror. 2014 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The function of public health rapid response teams (RRTs) is to quickly identify, investigate, and control an outbreak before it can spread. The Central America Regional Office in Guatemala provided assistance to the Guatemalan Ministry of Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) to develop RRT manuals at the district and regional levels. The manuals are divided into 4 sections: background, activity lists, standard operating procedures, and annexes. The manuals outline Guatemala's RRT members' responsibilities and will be tested in the near future through tabletop exercises. The development of the manuals is a concrete and significant step toward the attainment of Guatemala's IHR goals and should be integrated into a larger emergency management system to promote "a world safe and secure from global health threats posed by infectious diseases."

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Sample of Pre-Emergency Activity List (Translated)
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