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- Title
Rapid virtual training and field deployment for COVID-19 surveillance officers: experiences from Ethiopia.
- Authors
Shu-Hua Wang; Yimer, Getnet; Bisesi, Michael; Lisawork, Leuel; Sugerman, David; Alayu, Mikias; Wossen, Mesfin; Abayneh, Sisay Alemayehu; Gallagher, Kayleigh; Endashaw, Tigist; Kubinson, Hannah; Kanter, Theresa; Gallagher, Kathleen; Gebreyes, Wondwossen
- Abstract
Rapid scale-up of surveillance activities is the key to successful coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prevention and mitigation. Ethiopia did not have a sufficient number of active surveillance officers for the public health COVID-19 response. Training of surveillance officers was needed urgently to fill the gap in the workforce needed. Subject-matter experts from the United States and Ethiopia developed applicable training modules including background on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), contact investigation, and communications. The training modules were delivered live in real-time via webbased virtual presentation. Seventy-seven health surveillance officers were hired, trained, and deployed in two weeks to assist with surveillance activities in Ethiopia. Electronic capacity building is needed in order to improve Web-based training in resource-limited settings where internet access is limited or unreliable. Web-based synchronously delivered course was an effective platform for COVID-19 surveillance training. However, strengthening public and private information technology capacity, literacy, and internet availability will improve Web-based education platforms in resource-limited countries.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 pandemic; PUBLIC health surveillance; PUBLIC health officers; COVID-19
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 43, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2022.43.23.28787