RRML Rapid Response Mobile Laboratory Community of Practice

06/09/2024

🦠🚑 In times of crisis, rapid and reliable diagnostics can save lives. WHO/Europe is enhancing national diagnostic surge capacities with Rapid Response Mobile Laboratories (RRMLs), bringing cutting-edge technology directly to the frontlines of emergencies.

Discover how these mobile labs are strengthening health systems and ensuring swift response to outbreaks and health emergencies across the region. 🌍🔬

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WHO is strengthening diagnostic surge capacities to support countries in both preparedness and response to emergencies.Reliable and timely diagnostic services are critical during infectious disease outbreaks, migrant and refugee crises, and natural disasters, and for fortifying national public healt...

03/07/2024

🚨📢 During the First Hybrid Meeting of the GOARN Strategic Group for Diagnostic Surge Capacities (SG-DiSC) over 60 experts from all over the globe met to discuss and plan the transition of the Rapid Response Mobile Laboratories (RRMLs) initiative to the global SG-DiSC, as agreed during the 35th GOARN Steering Committee meeting in May 2024🧬🌍

Hosted by the Robert Koch Institut in Germany and co-organized by the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, the event was supported by the WHO Health Emergency Programme at the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Participants deliberated and reached consensus on several key points:
🔹 Agreement on a general structure of a typology for RRMLs as a basis to design the scope of the GOARN SG-DiSC.
🔹 Establishment and adaptation of Terms of References for the GOARN SG-DiSC coordination board.
🔹 Development of priorities and action plans for the GOARN SG-DiSC.

These strategic discussions are vital for enhancing our global response capabilities to health emergencies 🤝

08/04/2024

📢 WHO/Europe is looking for the Consultant: Technical Writing of WHO Publications.
👉 WHO seeks a technical writing expert to incorporate feedback received during a three-phase Interregional Field Exercises (IFX) and from the evidence review into the draft Minimum Operational Standards (MOS) and prepare a final draft document ready to be published as a WHO normative product.

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16/02/2024

🌎 Meet the IFX.02 participants: The Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory 🔬

🔬 The NML’s Health Security and Response Division (HSRD) focus:
▫️ Leading Canada’s response for high-consequence infectious diseases
▫️ Specialized testing for rare, novel, and emerging pathogens
▫️ Operating containment level 2, 3, and 4 labs, including Canada’s only CL4 lab for human pathogens
💼 Program activities:
▫️ Advanced laboratory services for pathogen detection, identification, and characterization
▫️ Applied and discovery research supporting national security investigations
▫️ Mobile Response Teams with scalable, state-of-the-art labs for global deployment
🚀 In the IFX.02, HSRD mobilize a Type II RRML, showcasing commitment to public health crisis response.
🌐 MERT (Microbiological Emergency Response Team):
▫️ Conducts emergency and security deployments, including high-profile events
▫️ Utilizes best practices for microbial forensic investigations
▫️ Part of Canada’s National Security contingent
🦠 SPDR (Special Pathogens Diagnostics Response Team):
▫️ Rich history in responding to viral haemorrhagic fevers with WHO GOARN and MSF
▫️ Deployed directly to outbreak-affected countries for mobile lab diagnostic support
🤝 MERT and SPDR collaboration:
▫️ Ensuring subject matter expertise and world-class response capabilities
▫️ Rapid response to infectious disease outbreaks and biological events of national security concern

Join us in applauding these dedicated teams for over 15 years of robust capacity, enhancing our ability to respond to global health challenges! 🌍👏