• Ben AbdelazizAhmedA, Salah Berkane, Kamel Ben Salem, Sid Ahmed Dahdi, Imen Mlouki, Sofien Benzarti, Sarra Nouira, Mohamed Azzaza, Monia Azouaou, Abderrazek Bouamra, Mohamed Yacine Achouri, and A Soulimane.
• Tunis Med. 2020 Oct 1; 98 (10): 657-663.

ObjectiveTo compile the lessons learned in the Greater Maghreb, during the first six months of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, in the field of "capacity building" of community resilience.MethodsAn expert consultation was conducted during the first week of May 2020, using the "Delphi" technique. An email was sent requesting the formulation of a lesson, in the form of a "Public Health" good practice recommendation. The final text of the lessons was finalized by the group coordinator and validated by the signatories of the manuscript.ResultsA list of five lessons of resilience has been deduced and approved : 1. Elaboration of "white plans" for epidemic management; 2. Training in epidemic management; 3. Uniqueness of the health system command; 4. Mobilization of retirees and volunteers; 5. Revision of the map sanitary.ConclusionBased on the evaluation of the performance of the Maghreb fight against COVID-19, characterized by low resilience, this list of lessons could constitute a roadmap for the reform of Maghreb health systems, towards more performance to manage possible waves of COVID-19 or new emerging diseases with epidemic tendency.

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