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To support countries’ preparedness effort on theCovid-19

 outbreak, WHO`s Department of Health Security and
Preparedness has developed a generic Covid-19  tabletop exercise
package.

The exercise aims to examine and strengthen existing plans,

procedures and capabilities to manage an imported case of
2019-nCov and targets the health authorities at the national level.

Using a progressive scenario together with a series of scripted

questions for discussion, the simulation exercise will enable
participants to consider the impact of an outbreak on their health
system, plans, procedures and capacities.  It will help them to
identify areas for improvement using the “WHO Operational
Readiness Benchmarks for 2019-nCoV” and prepare an action plan
for improving their readiness.

The simulation package consists of different elements including:

1. A participants’ guide and a facilitators’ guide explain what is

expected from the different people involved in the
preparation and running of the exercise.  
2. A PowerPoint presentation to support the facilitation of the
exercise and its subsequent debriefing
3. A set of reference documents and technical guidance on
2019-nCov (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases
/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance)

The package highlights clearly where some minor adaptions are

needed to make the simulation country-specific and more
relevant to the participants. 

If you need technical support to implement this exercise, please

contact your WHO country office or regional office focal point.
To download the package, click here under SimEx Manual and
Documents. (https://extranet.who.int/sph/simulation-
exercise#parallax-process)

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