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Use 7-1-7

The 7-1-7 target is based on the idea that every infectious disease outbreak presents an opportunity to learn from real-world experience and improve our health security systems performance.

Learn how the 7-1-7 target can be used in real time with Early Action Reviews or retrospectively to identify bottlenecks and enablers to timely detection, notification and early response, and implement corrective actions.

Training

Online courses

Take our interactive online courses to learn about the 7-1-7 target at your own pace.

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Introduction to the 7-1-7 target

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Using the 7-1-7 target

Adopting the 7-1-7 target

Workshop training packages

The 7-1-7 Alliance has developed two interactive training packages available for download. Each package contains what you need to host a 7-1-7 training workshop (instructions, presentations, hands-on activities, discussion topics, etc.)

7-1-7 orientation training package 7-1-7 technical training package
Audience Wide audience that has no or limited experience with the 7-1-7 target, from frontline workers to high-level decision-makers or funders Public health professionals implementing 7-1-7
Learning objective Get familiar with the 7-1-7 target and how it can be used Adopt the 7-1-7 target in-country and use it for performance improvement
Length 1 day, can be adapted to a half day 4 days
Setting In-person, virtual, hybrid In-person, virtual, hybrid
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Watch our 3-part introductory training series

Using 7-1-7 and Early Action Reviews
Adopting 7-1-7

Research and Learning

2020

Origin of the 7-1-7 target

Resolve to Save Lives publishes a review of timeliness for 296 past outbreaks (2017-2019) and designs the 7-1-7 target

2021

7-1-7 pilots

Six countries successfully pilot the 7-1-7 target to drive performance improvement, confirming that it is ambitious yet achievable

2023

7-1-7 Alliance established

February

The 7-1-7 Alliance is established to support countries to achieve the 7-1-7 target and offer learning opportunities to a global learning network of stakeholders

2023

Community of Practice

October

An initial 15 countries gather for the launch of the 7-1-7 Global Community of Practice

2024

Operational research calls

The Alliance issues two calls for proposals to conduct operational research and awards 11 research grants

2025

New research and learnings

The Alliance is publishing new learnings and the results of the funded operational research projects

Explore the scientific literature