West African Health Organization Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness Dashboard

About This Platform

The End-to-End Regional Lassa Fever Readiness Dashboard is a digital health tool developed by West African Health Organization (WAHO) to strengthen epidemic preparedness across the ECOWAS region

Purpose

The Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness Dashboard supports evidence-based planning and decision-making for vaccine introduction across ECOWAS Member States.

It provides a structured way for countries to track, monitor, and improve their readiness across key preparedness domains using verified data.

The platform enables stakeholders to:

  • Understand current readiness levels by domain
  • Identify critical gaps and priority actions
  • Coordinate efforts across countries and regional bodies

Approach

The platform follows a simple, structured readiness assessment process designed for clarity and accountability:

  1. Country Data Submission
    National task force teams submit data on readiness indicators
  2. Supporting Evidence Upload
    Each submission includes documents, links, or proof of progress
  3. Technical Verification
    Submissions are reviewed and validated by designated reviewers
  4. Regional Review
    Regional coordinators assess completeness and consistency
  5. Publication
    Verified data is reflected on the dashboard for visibility and tracking

This approach ensures that all reported data is credible, transparent, and actionable.

Users

The platform serves multiple stakeholders across national and regional levels:

  • Country Task Force Leads
    Submit readiness data and supporting evidence
  • Technical Reviewers
    Validate submissions and ensure quality
  • Regional Coordinators (WAHO)
    Oversee progress across countries and provide guidance
  • Policy Makers & Partners
    Use insights to support planning, funding, and interventions
  • Public Users
    Access high-level readiness insights for situational awareness

Data Quality

Data quality is central to the platform's design.

All data displayed on the dashboard:

  • Is based on standardized indicators across preparedness domains
  • Includes supporting evidence for verification
  • Undergoes multi-level review (technical and regional) before publication
  • Is updated on a quarterly basis to reflect current progress

This ensures the dashboard provides reliable, consistent, and trustworthy information for decision-making.

Assessment Methodology

The readiness score is calculated from 75 indicators grouped into 8 preparedness domains. Each indicator is scored on a standardised scale, and pillar scores are aggregated into an overall readiness percentage. Countries submit data through authorised task force teams, and submissions are validated before being reflected on the dashboards.

The 8 Preparedness Domains

Readiness Levels

Access the complete technical documentation, indicator definitions, and review framework and scoring formular.

Process Overview

How the Readiness Assessment Works

To support evidence-based planning and monitoring of country readiness for Lassa fever vaccine introduction across ECOWAS Member States.

Select any step below to view detailed process information.

Step 1

Country Data Submission

Countries submit standardized readiness indicator data through personalized role based access to the Dashboard.

Step 2

Supporting Evidence Upload

Countries upload policy documents, plans, and source evidence to validate indicator scores.

Step 3

Technical Verification

WAHO technical reviewers validate submissions against evidence and scoring rubrics.

Step 4

Publication

Final scores and readiness levels are published to the dashboard for public access.

Data Integrity Commitment

All submitted data undergoes multi-stage verification before publication. Scores reflect actual country preparedness status and are never adjusted without documented justification from the regional review panel.