Effective infectious disease prevention starts at the community level. The COPE project operates on the principle that communities themselves are best equipped to identify and address the own health-related concerns. From 19 to 23 August 2024, the project lead of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and…
The workshop, lasting from 7 to 11 October 2024, took place in Berlin and was also transmitted online. The event was organised by the Namibia-RKI Twinning Project (TwiNit 2) and supported by nearly 20 speakers from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control…
The CARe project invites you to their upcoming webinar let by Dr Dax on valuable insights into the dynamic field of Global Health. She will explore its evolution over time, highlighting key milestones and trends that have shaped the field of global health. Additionally, she will examine the critical interplay…
The webinar “Implementing Community-based Participatory Research in African Settings: What Works?” focuses on the importance of participatory approaches, where those who are directly affected are active contributors rather than passive subjects of research. In addition to two lectures, the webinar convenes a panel of experts and practitioners of social science…
In June this year, the CARe project (Capacity Building in Applied Public Health Research in GHPP partner countries) issued a call for project proposals whose aim was to build capacity in developing and facilitating public health research in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than 270 applications were submitted in response to the…
The meetings were preceded by a preparatory phase during which various training sessions, stakeholder visits and the official community entry had been planned. This also included steps of familiarising and awareness work. Team members from all project partners were involved in the planning and implementation: the Nigeria Centre for…
The CARe project invites you to their upcoming webinar led by Dr Tochi Joy Okwor on Building a Strong National Program on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): Insights and Lessons from the Turn Nigeria Orange Nigeria’s IPC Strategy. Dr Tochi Joy Okwor is the Chair of Nigeria’s National AMR Coordinating…
The CARe project invites to their upcoming webinar on infodemics in the digital age with Dr Anna Shilunga as panellist. This webinar offers participants the opportunity to address the challenges of misinformation. As part of this, participants will be introduced to effective approaches to this topic using case studies…
The Namibian EMT is an established unit at the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), which nominated six experts to join this exercise. This included four doctors, a nurse, and a pharmacist. The participation of the Namibian EMT in this exercise was embedded within the Johanniter EMT. This is…