Adoption and use of the 7-1-7 target for timely outbreak detection, notification and early response in the human and animal sectors in humanitarian crisis-affected South Sudan: A mixed-methods study during 2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on February 16, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in South Sudan and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Implementation of 7-1-7 for improving timeliness in outbreak detection and response in Thailand: A mixed-methods study on challenges in application and achievement of targets in 2024-25
Wellcome Open Research article published on February 12, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Thailand and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Rio de Janeiro: Faster, more effective outbreak responses with 7‑1‑7
Q&A with Caio Ribeiro from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil about what 7‑1‑7 adoption has changed for the city.
Epidemics That Didn’t Happen: How Uganda is strengthening its national Ebola response
Building on lessons from earlier outbreaks, Uganda’s recent containment of Ebola shows how the 7-1-7 target is transforming public health outcomes.
7-1-7 data insights: Closing the response gap in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks
Analysis of 7-1-7 data across countries shows that only 39% of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks meet 7-1-7’s response target.
Adoption and use of the 7-1-7 metrics for effective detection, notification, and early response actions to public health events: A mixed-methods study in Cambodia, January 2023 to July 2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on December 12, 2025. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Cambodia and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Evaluating the 7-1-7 target for epidemic detection, notification and response in Zambia: An operational research study, 2023-2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on January 26, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Zambia and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Evaluating the 7-1-7 outbreak response metric: Modelling and implementation insights for ebola, measles, and anthrax in Central and Eastern Uganda, 2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on January 26, 2026. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Uganda and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
WHO National Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework
WHO guidance for coordinating emergency response in countries, embedding the 7-1-7 target.
Estimating the impact of decreasing vaccination response times for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in low- and middle-income countries
BMC Global and Public Health study published on January 21, 2026 authored by Burnet Institute, a partner of the 7-1-7 Alliance.