Outbreak Investigation and Response Overview Main causes of child deaths in emergency settings Why, when and how to investigate disease outbreaks in emergencies Methods of disease outbreak prevention Facilitation Notes This session serves two purposes: one, to provide an introduction to the Child Health Module — framing the subsequent disease-specific sessions and making the case for focusing on specific diseases in emergencies; and two, outlining general disease outbreak prevention, investigation and response skills. Special attention should be paid to discussion of Save the Children's role in an outbreak context and specific functions field staff can play under the circumstances described within the session. Additional facilitation notes are included within the slides. The presentation should be followed with the group discussion detailed below. See the Outbreak Investigation and Response Summary Sheet for more information. Timing 1 hour and 15 minutes Allow 45 minutes to present the slides and 30 minutes for the exercise Exercises and Group Work The exercise at the end of this session is intended for plenary discussion where each part is introduced and discussed separately. Sufficient time should be given after each part is introduced to discuss and agree upon the best next steps. As each subsequent part builds onto the exercise, participants are able to lay out the plan and execution of an outbreak investigation. Visual Aids and Demonstrations 1. Outbreak Investigation and Response PowerPoint Presentation Resources Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and treatment manual. MSF, 2006 Communicable disease control in emergencies: A field manual. WHO, 2005 Communicable disease in Complex Emergencies impact and challenges, Lancet 2004 Epidemics after Natural Disasters, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 Additional Resources