Online course
7‑1‑7 in 15 minutes: The essentials
Learn the essentials of the 7-1-7 target in 15 minutes. This free self-paced online course introduces the 7-1-7 target and how countries use it to find and fix the delays that slow outbreak detection, notification and response.
For a deeper dive into the 7-1-7 target and to obtain a certificate of completion, take our orientation course (3 hours).
Who this course is for
This course is for busy professionals working on outbreak detection and response, emergency preparedness or health security systems––at the local, national, regional or global level.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
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Describe the 7-1-7 target and what each metric measures
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Explain how 7-1-7 is used to find bottlenecks (what slows detection, notification and response) and enablers (what speeds them up) and identify actions to improve systems
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Take action to support faster outbreak detection, notification and response.
Certificate
This short course does not offer a certificate of completion. To obtain a certificate of completion, we invite you to take our orientation course: Introduction to the 7‑1‑7 target for outbreak performance improvement (3 hours).