New
courses on OpenWHO this month
We are pleased to announce the following courses that have
recently been made available:
WHO/ICRC
Basic Emergency Care: Conflict-Related Injuries:
The modules in this course are designed to support first contact providers
working in conflict settings, or those who may need to manage conflict
injuries. It covers conflict trauma resulting from blast, penetrating, and
burn injuries.
Response
Preparedness for Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks Using a One-Health Approach:
This online course introduces the concepts of the coordinated response to
manage zoonotic disease outbreaks between sectors for animal health, public
health, and the environment as well as other relevant stakeholders. In
addition, it fosters understanding of the diverse perspectives of different
stakeholders during an outbreak response.
Introduction
to Dengue: This short course
introduces dengue, providing an overview of the causative organism, vector,
transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the
disease.
Next
Generation Sequencing for Influenza and SARS-CoV-2: From Sample Collection
to Analysis: This online training
explains the end-to-end workflow of NGS (Next Generation Sequencing), from
sample preparation to the upload of genomic sequencing data to
public-domain or public-access databases.
WHO
Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health:
The course consists of video recordings from the 2022 School, which focus
on promoting capacity-building for improving refugee and migrant health.
Whole-of-Society
Approach to Creating Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Cities: Harnessing
South-South Cooperation for a Post-COVID Era:
The course emphasizes a whole-of-society approach to managing complex risk
and creating healthy, sustainable, and resilient cities with practical
examples and useful tools.
Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene for the Prevention and Care of Neglected Tropical
Diseases: This course is
specifically designed for governments, development agencies, civil society
partners, and others working with them. It aims to help establish or
strengthen collaboration between WASH and NTD actors.
Water
Safety Planning for Urban Water Supply Systems: An Introduction:
This course outlines the principles and steps of the water safety planning
approach and presents the success factors that underpin effective and
sustainable implementation. It also highlights how water safety planning
can strengthen resilience to climate threats.
Superficial
Fungal Infections: Training of Health Workers at National and District
Levels on Skin-NTDs: This course explores
the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of the
most common superficial fungal infections globally.
Global
Nutrition Targets Tracking Tool:
This course is relevant to stakeholders who are keen to track nutrition
progress around the world or interested in leveraging data to accelerate
progress to improve nutrition outcomes among populations.
Chromoblastomycosis:
Training for National and District-Level Health Workers:
The aim of this course is to provide basic information for front-line
health workers to recognize and treat chromoblastomycosis.
Managing
Conflict of Interest in National Pharmaceutical Systems:
This online training aims at supporting countries with practical guidance
on preventing and managing conflicts of interest in public pharmaceutical
systems.
Medical
Equipment Electrical Safety Testing:
This course provides methods for evaluating the electrical safety of
medical equipment at a medical facility and actions to take following the
evaluation.
We are pleased to announce that OpenWHO now has a total of
254 courses with learning resources spread across 72 languages. All courses
can be accessed here.
You can use the toolbar to filter courses by language and topic.
New
training offerings on the End TB channel
The End
TB channel includes courses that provide
critical training on essential skills to facilitate the implementation of
WHO’s End TB Strategy based on sound ethics principles and due protection
of human rights.
Two new courses were recently added to the channel:
Management
of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents for Healthcare Workers
Tuberculosis
and Mental Health
New
course series on Noncommunicable Diseases for WHO Southeast Asia Regional
Office
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) impose a major and growing
burden on health and development in the South-East Asia Region. In the
region, 62% of all deaths are due to NCDs, accounting for 9 million persons
every year.
A series of four courses recently became available and focus
on several NCD related topics of relevance to the Region. For a better
learning experience, we recommend accessing the courses in the order listed
below:
Course
1: HEARTS of NCD: An Integrated Approach to Management of Noncommunicable
Diseases (NCD) in Primary Health Care
Course
2: Interventions for Noncommunicable Diseases in Primary Health Care
Course
3: Prevention and Management of Diabetic Foot Problems
Course
4: Palliative Care: Models of Service Delivery and Symptom Management
Monthly
newsletter
You can access the most recent newsletter here.
As we approach the end of another impactful year, we want to
extend our heartfelt gratitude to all members of our community for their
unwavering commitment to learning, collaboration, and global health
improvement through OpenWHO. In 2023, we've witnessed remarkable strides in
our collective mission to provide accessible, high-quality learning
resources in response to health emergencies and beyond, and we will
continue our work and efforts in 2024 to share the latest health knowledge
to save lives, reduce disease transmission, and protect the vulnerable.
Best wishes,
OpenWHO team
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