Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis

Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis is an online digital simulation designed for humanitarian health practitioners. In Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis, you take the role of a Health Program Manager leading the health response for a medium-sized, international NGO named READY. The NGO operates in Thisland, a fictitious, low-income country that has experienced recent civil conflict, mass displacement, and an influenza epidemic. The simulation is divided into three chapters that follow an evolving outbreak from the first detection to its spread throughout the population. As Health Program Manager, you will identify, assess, and interpret sources of data to plan and implement an integrated outbreak response that prioritizes communication and community engagement, protection principles, and staff safety and well-being.

IMPORTANT!

Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis builds upon but is independent from Outbreak READY!, READY’s first digital outbreak simulation, in which the learner takes the role of a Team Lead during the aforementioned influenza epidemic. While Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis takes place after the events of Outbreak READY!, it is not necessary to play Outbreak READY! before playing Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis.

The simulation is designed for national and international NGOs responding to humanitarian emergencies, particularly targeting NGO health staff, including health program managers and coordinators, RCCE focal points, and community health workers.

Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis provides learners an opportunity to test and apply the following skills:

1. Applied epidemiology for clinical and public health response: Implementing and coordinating a data-driven health response to an evolving infectious disease outbreak.
2. Effective communication and community engagement: Developing and implementing a Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) strategy using a data-driven approach.
3. Humanitarian Leadership: Minimizing risks and vulnerabilities to crisis-affected people, staff, and partners throughout an outbreak response.

We are sorry to hear that you are having trouble opening the simulation. Please check the following:

• Do you have the right URL? Make sure you are using www.outbreakready.com.
• For optimal use of the simulation, use Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari. Please ensure your browser version is up-to-date.
• If you have done the above and it is still not working, try opening the simulation in an “incognito” or “private” window. This is done differently depending on your computer type and browser, but a simple internet search (e.g., “how to open incognito window in Firefox”) can quickly provide instructions on how to do this.

The simulation is meant to be played using a laptop, desktop, or large tablet. The interface does not support playing on smaller mobile devices.

We recommend playing the simulation with an internet connection. However, after the initial loading of the simulation (after the introductory video), you should be able to play the entire simulation without an internet connection.

Yes, progress is saved throughout play. If you lose internet connection or choose to exit the browser window during a session, your progress will be saved up to your last completed turn.

The simulation was specifically created for use in low-bandwidth settings. Below are details on the recommended minimum bandwidth for optimal use of the game. Note that the simulation loads at the start of each chapter, so once that chapter is loaded, the simulation is no longer using the internet. 

• The simulation takes approximately 1 minute to load on 10mbps (megabits per second). It takes approximately 5 minutes to load on 2mbps.
• The minimum bandwidth required to stream the videos is 1.7mbps. 

You can check your connection speed at https://www.speedtest.net/.

Are you still encountering issues? Please contact us at outbreakreadysim@savechildren.org, so we can assist you.