Hong Kong's early detection, assessment, and
response system (S-EDAR) for infectious disease outbreak: abridged secondary publication
EK Yeoh, CT Hung, ELY Wong, MKC Chong, D Dong, EYM Leung, SYS Wong, VCH Chung, JZY Yang, JZX Wang
Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- The enhanced system for early detection, assessment and response (S-EDAR), incorporating readiness and recovery, will guide the development of future preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery plans, which have the capacity to strengthen control of public health threats across pandemic trajectories with different transmission scenarios.
- This multi-level mixed-methods study synthesised the evidence from different sources and types of knowledge derived from the literature and policy document reviews, expert workshops, comparative case studies, modelling studies for control measures, key informant interviews, and focus-group discussions, followed by a group Delphi study to affirm the feasibility and relevance of component statements.
- We developed an expanded and enhanced S-EDAR, which is a robust, evolutionary, whole-of-government, and whole-of-society system to enable the four phases of preparedness, operational readiness, rapid response, and recovery to strengthen health system and community resilience in future pandemics.