Seventeen members of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center from seven Western Africa countries have graduated from a two -week training program designed to improve their skills in public health emergency management.
The training, organized by the Centers for the Control and Prevention of Diseases of the United States (CDC of the USA.) In collaboration with the Nigeria Disease Control and Prevention Center (NCDC), it aims to equip participants with the knowledge and experience necessary to effectively operate the incident management systems for the preparation and response of outbreaks.
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The participating countries include Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia and MalÃ. According to the United States Embassy in Abuja, training has equipped the region better to prepare and respond to epidemics and pandemics.
“With this training, the region is now better equipped to prepare and respond to epidemics and pandemics,” said the United States embassy.
Training is part of the United States government support for global health security in Nigeria and worldwide, providing emergency operations personnel and public health experts specialized training in public health emergency management, operations and critical preparation and response skills.
Astmau Aminu-Alhaji, interim director of the Program for the Global Health Protection Division of the United States CDCs, praised the graduates for their dedication to public health, both local and regional.
She emphasized the importance of collaboration and communication through borders in public health emergency management.
“We are committed to working with all interested parties to control the spread of diseases and reduce the number of cases and deaths,” he said, highlighting the importance of public health collaboration.
The Professional Public Health Emergency Management Program is designed to provide emergency operations personnel and public health experts necessary to effectively manage public health emergencies. With this training, Western Africa is taking a significant step to strengthen its public health emergency response capabilities.