Entebbe. Uganda and 13 other countries in Eastern Africa have successfully concluded a three-day joint simulation on outbreak preparedness and response. With more than 50 participants, including specialists in case management, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), infection prevention and control, and logistics, the simulation exercises took place inside the Infectious Diseases Treatment Module (IDTM), an innovative, rapidly deployable medical facility developed under INITIATE² to respond to infectious disease outbreaks.