4th Meeting of the GTFCC Working Group on Surveillance

Summary

The meeting will be an opportunity to present an update on the GTFCC and the Ending Cholera Roadmap and in this context to discuss the engagement of the Surveillance Epidemiology and Laboratory WG in the implementation of the roadmap.

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Specifically, the proposed objectives of the meeting are to:

Provide an update on the Ending Cholera Roadmap and Framework
Review of what has been accomplished of intended work plan since last meeting
Present for review, discussion, and next steps the concrete Epi and Lab offer of services to countries engaged in cholera control: diagnostic goods (RDTs, lab materials, sample and shipping materials), paper-based tools: guides, job aids, trainings, SOPs, Outbreak response – Field Manual and electronic-based tools: web and Cholera App. How to deliver them to countries requesting.
Review opportunities and challenges in creating and maintaining global databases for cholera surveillance and Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) data.
Presentation and discussion of the multiple methods to identify country hotspots, discuss and develop a standard set of recommendations and support services for country hotspot identification and monitoring that reflect End Cholera Roadmap implementation strategy, as well as reflecting country ownership and priorities for NCP development an implementation.
Agree on recommendations for national laboratories for the preservation, management and international shipment of cholera strains including quality assessment.
For partners and countries to provide an update on activities:
- MotoLab
- Cholera seasonality: how to leverage timing/predictability for improved cholera control programming
- Use of available lab data (RDT, culture, serology) to measure true country incidence, tools and methodology.
Identify opportunities for coordination with other GTFCC Working Groups

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Summary

Resources

Day 1 - Monday, April 15

Day 2 - Tuesday, April 16

Day 3 - Wednesday, April 17

Introduction

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

GTFCC update

Ending Cholera: a Global Roadmap to 2030

National Cholera Control Plan framework and GTFCC services of support

Update on cholera investment case: focus on surveillance

Supporting countries with cholera situational analyses

Zimbabwe

Nigeria

India

Haiti

Zambia

South Sudan

Zanzibar

Monitoring the implementation of the cholera roadmap

South Sudan

Bangladesh

Haiti

Nigeria

WHO AFRO

WHO EMRO

WCARO

WHO HQ IHM & IVB

JHU

Molecular diagnostic testing: role in national cholera control program design, implementation, and monitoring

General introduction to molecular techniques

In country applications of molecular diagnostic testing: Bangladesh

In country applications of molecular diagnostic testing: India

Experience in Malawi with minION

Review of global databases and analytic tools: Sanger

Review of global databases and analytic tools: CDC

Laboratory Working Group

Objectives

Epidemiology Working Group

Objectives

Haiti

Nigeria

Zambia

Zimbabwe

UNICEF

Feedback from the Working Group discussions

Lab WG job aids, support to countries with PCR, EQA

Epi WG tool and methodologies for hotspot identification for NCP, define standards for RRT: composition, objectives, tools

Research Agenda

Partner updates

Use of RDT and lab data to determine true cholera incidence: Yemen

Sero-surveillance: Bangladesh

Modeling work at LSHTM

Modeling work at EPLF

Moto-lab-Haiti

IVI update

CDC update

IPD update

Phone application

GTFCC Website

Summary and next steps

Summary of decisions

Next Steps

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Newsletter

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