Open AccessCollaboration: the key to investigations of emerging and re-emerging diseases
Author(s) -
Douglas L. Hatch,
Imam Z. Imam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1996.2.1.30
Subject(s) - work (physics) , christian ministry , public health , psychological intervention , quality (philosophy) , outbreak , environmental health , public relations , medicine , business , political science , nursing , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , law , virology
Countries need teams of well trained epidemiologists with extensive field experience to work with clinicians and laboratory scientists to conduct prompt and effective outbreak investigations of epidemics. To identify these outbreaks of possible emerging or re-emerging problems, existing surveillance must be strengthened and the quality of data validated routinely. In addition, ministry of health officials and international agencies need an open, collaborative, scientific work environment. The best environment to design effective interventions and control measures to limit the impact of these newly identified problems on the public’s health is one of cooperation and collaboration