Welcome to the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) Knowledge Hub, for everyone interested in responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases. It provides an online meeting place where researchers and policy makers can share resources, evidence and discuss best practice to support response to outbreaks in low and middle income countries.
21st May 2024
As a part of the Rapid Response Mobile Labs (RRML) Network, the UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) took part in the first ever Interregional Field Simulation Exercise (IFX): a three-part exercise to review and test the proposed minimum standards across the whole RRML life cycle, from pre-deployment, during outbreak response and end-of-mission phases. The exercise also tested how RRMLs work alongside other WHO health emergency workforce assets, such as Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), just as in a real outbreak.
Read the highlights, challenges and learnings from the three-part exercise.
19th December 2023
In November, UK-PHRST members attended the 2023 International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) in Lusaka Zambia.They launched a Global Health Diplomacy course which was developed with Africa CDC, discussed how best to respond to infectious disease outbreaks and strengthened our partnership with Africa CDC to support mental health across the continent. This year’s conference was attended by thousands of delegates from across Africa and international partners.
