Table 1.
Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness score by WHO EVD Preparedness Checklist key component in each of 12 priority category 1 high-risk districts in Uganda, August 4 to September 30, 2018
| Key Component (number of included elements) |
Districts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average Scores | |
| Coordination (9) | 78a | 100 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 11 | 31 |
| Epidemiologic surveillance (8) | 57 | 63 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 38 | 42 |
| Rapid response team (6) | 83 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Case management (a) Clinical care (6) | 54 | 71 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Case management (b) Safe and dignified burials (5) | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Contact tracing (5) | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Public awareness and community engagement (4) | 58 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 38 | 33 |
| Infection prevention and control (4) | 42 | 100 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 67 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Laboratory (4) | 38 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 75 | 47 |
| Travel/points of entry (7) | 29 | 100 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 28 |
| Budget (6) | 50 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Logistics (12) | 67 | 82 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 32 |
| Average scores | 55 | 86 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 29 |
a
Numbers reflect percentage of completed elements for each key component.