Outbreak emergence
7 days to detect a suspected infectious disease outbreak
1 day to notify public health authorities
7 days to complete early response actions
DETECT
NOTIFY
RESPOND
The 7-1-7 target promotes early and effective action to contain infectious disease outbreaks. Did you know that 7-1-7 isn’t just for collecting timeliness metrics? It’s also for…
Bottlenecks are easily identified, and short and longer-term actions drive rapid, continuous improvement with every outbreak.
7-1-7’s simple timeliness metrics can help any decision-maker understand the need for support, funding or policy change for better epidemic preparedness.
7-1-7 can help create a culture of accountability across teams and across sectors in which bottlenecks and enablers are systematically identified, transparency is valued, and progress is tracked.
