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.
Learning by doing: How Thailand adopted 7‑1‑7
Q&A with Dr. Peeriya Watakulsin of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control about his country’s 7‑1‑7 journey, which began with a small regional team teaching themselves using online resources.
Adoption and use of the 7‑1‑7 timeliness metrics for detection, notification, and early response actions to public health events: an observational study in Liberia, January 2024–June 2025
Wellcome Open Research article published on October 31, 2025. This study was conducted by 7‑1‑7 Alliance partners in Liberia and supported by the Wellcome Trust (228152/Z/23/Z).
Webinar: 7-1-7’s top detection bottleneck: Low clinical suspicion
Webinar held on November 25, 2025 highlighting how improving clinical suspicion can be the biggest enabler of timely outbreak detection.
Association between timeliness of detection, notification and response and the magnitude, severity and duration of disease outbreaks: a retrospective review of 84 outbreaks in Uganda
BMJ Global Health article published on November 3, 2025 co-authored by the 7-1-7 Alliance, Resolve to Save Lives and Uganda.