Assessing Senegal’s Performance Against the 7-1-7 Benchmark for Outbreak Preparedness: A Retrospective Analysis Using National Surveillance Data (2022–2023)
Journal: medRxiv
Year: 2025

Abstract This study assesses Senegal’s performance against the 7-1-7 approach, a benchmark for outbreak preparedness, focusing on infectious disease detection, notification, and response from 2022 to 2023. Using secondary national surveillance data, the analysis included socio-demographic, clinical, and laboratory information, with data visualized using ArcGIS. Findings showed a median detection period of 12 days, twice the recommended duration, due to factors like healthcare-seeking behavior an