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Training in disease outbreak management skills held
(Staff Reporter) / 27 October 2012
abuABU DHABI ? In an attempt to improve relevant personnel?s preparedness in case of a disease outbreak, the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Oman, has carried out a training course on Diseases Outbreak Management.
The workshop was aimed at developing the capacity and practical skills among the healthcare entities and professionals involved in disease outbreak situations to focus on practical aspects of outbreak management.
The four-day workshop was an intense training involving surveillance, outbreak detection and investigation, media communication, risk mapping and social immobilisation covering four case studies (real life scenarios) to involve the participants in actively analysing, reporting and making decisions in averting or managing outbreak scenarios. ?The HAAD is responsible for leading emirate-wide emergency preparedness efforts on behalf of the health system and management of the 24/7 Operations Centre.
The training is a proactive measure that we are working on to improve the emirate?s preparedness in case of any disease outbreak,? Dr Omniyat Al Hajri, Director of the Public Health and Policy at HAAD, said. The course was structured to train participants from different sectors including the Ministry of Health, Dubai Health Authority, National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA), Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the Abu Dhabi Food and Control Authority (ADFCA)....
Training in disease outbreak management skills held
(Staff Reporter) / 27 October 2012
abuABU DHABI ? In an attempt to improve relevant personnel?s preparedness in case of a disease outbreak, the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Oman, has carried out a training course on Diseases Outbreak Management.
The workshop was aimed at developing the capacity and practical skills among the healthcare entities and professionals involved in disease outbreak situations to focus on practical aspects of outbreak management.
The four-day workshop was an intense training involving surveillance, outbreak detection and investigation, media communication, risk mapping and social immobilisation covering four case studies (real life scenarios) to involve the participants in actively analysing, reporting and making decisions in averting or managing outbreak scenarios. ?The HAAD is responsible for leading emirate-wide emergency preparedness efforts on behalf of the health system and management of the 24/7 Operations Centre.
The training is a proactive measure that we are working on to improve the emirate?s preparedness in case of any disease outbreak,? Dr Omniyat Al Hajri, Director of the Public Health and Policy at HAAD, said. The course was structured to train participants from different sectors including the Ministry of Health, Dubai Health Authority, National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA), Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the Abu Dhabi Food and Control Authority (ADFCA)....