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Although resilience\u2014defined as the capacity of health systems to anticipate, absorb, adapt to and recover from shocks\u2014has gained increasing attention, there is no comprehensive synthesis of tools specifically designed to evaluate the resilience of public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR), particularly in LMICs contexts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify, describe and critically appraise existing tools and frameworks used to evaluate PHEPR resilience, and to assess their methodological robustness, availability and applicability to LMICs health systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This systematic review protocol is reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement and will follow the PRISMA 2020 reporting guideline. A comprehensive search will be conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, WHO Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention repositories and relevant governmental and organisational platforms. Eligible sources will include peer-reviewed and grey literature published in English between 2005 and 2025 that describe, develop, validate or apply PHEPR resilience assessment tools. Two reviewers will independently undertake screening, full-text review and data extraction using a piloted 24-item extraction form. Methodological quality of empirical studies will be appraised using appropriate Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools, while resilience assessment instruments will be evaluated using structured qualitative criteria examining their conceptual foundations, development methods, validation evidence and implementation characteristics<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ethical approval was not required because this review will use publicly available literature. Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication, conference presentations and policy briefs to inform future development and implementation of resilience assessment tools for public health emergency preparedness and response in LMICs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>PROSPERO registration number<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CRD420251243633.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-117619","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]],"date-time":"2026-08-31T11:40:29Z","timestamp":1788176429000},"page":"e117619","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Availability and utility of tools to evaluate resilience of public health emergency preparedness and response in LMICs: a systematic review protocol"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-6503-1977","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Kiremeji","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Preparedness and Response, United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of"},{"name":"Emegency Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of"},{"name":"The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hendry","family":"Sawe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emegency Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eliudi","family":"Eliakimu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Quality Assurance Unit, United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0660-6930","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stellah","family":"Mpagama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical, Kibong\u2019oto Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6342-7712","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rehema","family":"Chande Mallya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Directorate of Library Services, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leonard","family":"Katalambula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephen M","family":"Kibusi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026083104401969000_16.8.e117619.1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Madhav N , Oppenheim B , Gallivan M , et al . 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