TY - JOUR T1 - Towards systematic evaluation of epidemic responses during humanitarian crises: a scoping review of existing public health evaluation frameworks JF - BMJ Global Health JO - BMJ Global Health DO - 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002109 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - e002109 AU - Abdihamid Warsame AU - Karl Blanchet AU - Francesco Checchi Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://gh.bmj.com/content/5/1/e002109.abstract N2 - Epidemics continue to pose a significant public health threat to populations in low and middle-income countries. However, little is known about the appropriateness and performance of response interventions in such settings. We undertook a rapid scoping review of public health evaluation frameworks for emergency settings in order to judge their suitability for assessing epidemic response. Our search identified a large variety of frameworks. However, very few are suitable for framing the response to an epidemic, or its evaluation. We propose a generic epidemic framework that draws on elements of existing frameworks. We believe that this framework may potentially be of use in closing the gap between increasing global epidemic risk and the ability to respond effectively. ER -