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News: UK-PHRST deploys experts to support Africa CDC mpox response

16 October 2024

The UK-PHRST has deployed two of its experts to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) in its response to the ongoing mpox epidemic.

News: Green for Go: UK-PHRST joins international teams to test-run co-deploying mobile lab equipment and expertise

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.