Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) training: Simulation exercise
To support countries’ preparedness effort on the COVID-19 outbreak, WHO`s Department of Health Security and Preparedness has developed a generic COVID-19 tabletop exercise package.
The exercise aims to examine and strengthen existing plans, procedures and capabilities to manage an imported case of 2019-nCov and targets the health authorities at the national level.
The simulation package consists of different elements including:
- A participants’ guide and a facilitators’ guide to explain what is expected from the different people involved in the preparation and running of the exercise.
- A PowerPoint presentation to support the facilitation of the exercise and its subsequent debriefing
- A set of reference documents and technical guidance on 2019-nCov
The package highlights clearly where some minor adaptions are needed to make the simulation country-specific and more relevant to the participants.
If you need technical support to implement this exercise, please contact your WHO country office or regional office focal point.