Table 3.

Examples of health system functions identified in SimEx material

Service delivery	Health workforce	Medicines and technologies
+ IPC	+ Surge capacity	+ Access to medicines and technologies
+ Case management	− Training/knowledge	− Access mechanisms
+ Standard operating procedures (SOP)		− Supply chain
− Quality of care
− System integration
− Core functions
Financing	Leadership a nd g overnance	Health i nformation s ystems
+ Financing	+ Governance	+ Communication
+ Support material	+ Plans, SOPs, roles	− Surveillance systems
− Access mechanisms	− Alignment between health systems and health security	− Risk communication

Symbol + indicates presence of function in the set of SimEx materials.

Symbol − indicates absence of function in the set of SimEx materials.

IPC, infection prevention and control; SimEx, Simulation Exercise.