Commonground
Senior Moderator
Date & Time
Nov 19, 2025 07:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
19 November 2025 13:00 – 14:00 CET
Virtual meeting
The Outbreak Toolkit (OTK) was developed to support rapid detection, response to and sustain effective response to all health emergencies. The OTK seeks to ensure timely and effective outbreak investigations by providing a one stop shop of evidence-based tools developed by WHO and partners for outbreak investigation and response. It also encompasses a community-centered approach. The OTK proposes the use of evidence-based tools that may be adapted to each context to ensure efficient data collection, analysis, and interpretation during outbreaks. This leads to evidence-informed measures to respond to the outbreak.
Objective
To inform about the Outbreak toolkit (OTK) and showcase its usefulness with practical examples, including how it can be used to investigate outbreaks of zoonotic diseases like avian influenza.
Speakers
Introduction of EPI-WIN, housekeeping, introduction to topic and speakers and slido: EPI-WIN Science and Knowledge Translation, WHO
Welcome remarks
Presentation of the Outbreak Toolkit, Leshan Koyie, WHO
Using OTK during an outbreak, Dr Bernadette Mirembe
The case for joint outbreak investigation during avian influenza outbreaks, Dr Aspen Hammond, WHO
Response Preparedness (RePrep) Workshops for zoonotic disease outbreaks, Ong-orn Prasarnphanich, WHO
Closing: EPI-WIN Science and Knowledge Translation, WHO
Register
https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fNQo0zkVRl2cEufysdhQZw#/registration
Nov 19, 2025 07:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
19 November 2025 13:00 – 14:00 CET
Virtual meeting
The Outbreak Toolkit (OTK) was developed to support rapid detection, response to and sustain effective response to all health emergencies. The OTK seeks to ensure timely and effective outbreak investigations by providing a one stop shop of evidence-based tools developed by WHO and partners for outbreak investigation and response. It also encompasses a community-centered approach. The OTK proposes the use of evidence-based tools that may be adapted to each context to ensure efficient data collection, analysis, and interpretation during outbreaks. This leads to evidence-informed measures to respond to the outbreak.
Objective
To inform about the Outbreak toolkit (OTK) and showcase its usefulness with practical examples, including how it can be used to investigate outbreaks of zoonotic diseases like avian influenza.
Speakers
Introduction of EPI-WIN, housekeeping, introduction to topic and speakers and slido: EPI-WIN Science and Knowledge Translation, WHO
Welcome remarks
Presentation of the Outbreak Toolkit, Leshan Koyie, WHO
Using OTK during an outbreak, Dr Bernadette Mirembe
The case for joint outbreak investigation during avian influenza outbreaks, Dr Aspen Hammond, WHO
Response Preparedness (RePrep) Workshops for zoonotic disease outbreaks, Ong-orn Prasarnphanich, WHO
Closing: EPI-WIN Science and Knowledge Translation, WHO
Register
https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fNQo0zkVRl2cEufysdhQZw#/registration