A practical and instructive guide to the ways that effective supervision can be used to promote continuing improvements in the performance of health worke
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rs. Noting that most supervisors are assigned responsibility without sufficient training, the book attempts to give the concept of supervision a precise meaning set out in a series of tasks, priorities, timetables, checklists, and instruments for assessment. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the crucial distinction between spot inspections and the kind of well-planned supervision that encourages health professionals to take pride in their work and strive to improve
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The training courses cover a wide range of technical and disease topics, to help prepare response workers with the skills and knowledge they need i
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n a health emergency.
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All health-care workers require clear and comprehensive training and education on the importance of
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hand hygiene, the "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" approach and the correct procedures for handrubbing and handwashing. The following tools and resources are meant to support bridging the knowledge gap and for you to adopt and adapt to support local improvement.
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Noma (cancrum oris) is a serious gangrenous disease of the mouth and face, mainly affecting children aged 2 to 6 years in sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite substantial knowledge gaps, it is reported to be linked with malnutrition, poor oral hygiene, im
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munosuppression, and living in extreme poverty situations.
This course addresses epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and public health considerations, including the human rights perspective of noma.
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This course is intended to provide basic information for front-line health workers to be able to implement the recommended control measures to minimize the negative impact
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of Buruli ulcer on populations.
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Our OppiaMobile learning platform offers a wide variety of courses on primary health care to enhance the training
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of health workers worldwide.
These mobile-ready content includes quiz questions, and features video content from Medical Aid Films, Global Health Media Project, and other contributors. It provides a source of information that can be used for both pre-service and in-service training and to reinforce critical health messages, so that health workers feel confident and empowered to deliver effective services in their communities.
Content adaptation is an iterative process, and Digital Campus will continue to improve its content with additional media and quizzes. All courses are created in Moodle, an open source learning platform used by millions of educators and learners in over 200 countries.
You can find courses for : Antenatal Care ; Postnatal Care; Labor and Delivery Care, Open WASH Courses....
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The Ministry of Health, through the Zimbabwe Essential Drugs Action Programme, has produced this module for use by primary health care
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workers in Zimbabwe. The module aims to provide the minimum necessary knowledge for a nurse at a primary care unit. This material may also be used for the training of other workers.
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The WHO Training Resource on Primary Ear and Hearing Care is a new set of four training manuals aimed at equipping primary
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health care workers in
developing countries with simple and effective methods to reduce the burden of ear and hearing disorders.
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The purpose of this manual is to train health workers to use G6PD rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) safely and effectively, so as to inform appropriate
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decision making for P. vivax radical cure. This manual should be used with the accompanying job aid. The job aid is a set of step-by-step instructions about how to use a G6PD RDT. It contains both words and pictures.
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It provides curriculum development and technology tools to organizations that want to create workers who transform health in America’s communities. Talance, Inc., lends its clients straight-forwar
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d strategies that determine what their staff needs to know, how best to reach them and how to spur ongoing learning. Find resources to help manage your community-focused health worker team and agency in a time of need.
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2-Day Orientation training Orientation Training, 1 Febr. 2021
Community Health Workers (CHWs) a
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re an essential part of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) Initiative • Africa CDC set up PACT to drive forward the Africa Union Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19
Available in English, French and Arabic
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Learn the ETAT+ guidelines on how to resuscitate a newborn baby who is born not breathing in this exciting 3D simulation training app. Navigate around a virtual reality hospital, find the equipment you need and quiz yourself with interactive quizzes
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, multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and perform simulated procedures.
In this simulated scenario, you are faced with a baby who is born not breathing and have to use your clinical skills to follow the ETAT + guidelines and save the baby's life. You are working against the clock and must select the correct medical equipment and carry out the key life-saving steps needed.
ETAT + guidelines for the management of paediatric emergencies are currently used for training healthcare professionals in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Myanmar and are supported by the UK's Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
LIFE (Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies) is a new smartphone and virtual reality (VR) medical simulation training platform for teaching healthcare workers in Africa and low-resource settings how to save lives using a fun and challenging 3D game. LIFE allows nurses, doctors, medical students, trainees and healthcare workers who want to learn key resus skills on their own smartphones, to enter a realistic 3D hospital environment using the latest game-engine technology to try out their skills on simulated patients.
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Trainer's Manual
EngenderHealth would like to thank the following staff and consultants for their contribution to the develop- ment, field testing and publication of this manual: Betty Farrell, Isaiah Ndong, Peter Twyman, Julie Becker, Amy Shire, F
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abio Saini, Damien Wohlfahrt, Jill Tabbutt-Henry, Levent Catagay, B.P. Singh, Joseph Ruminjo, Jean Ahlborg, Asiwa Obishai, Mofoluke Shobowale, Karen Landovitz, Anna Kurica, Maaza Seyoum, Tewodros Gebremichael, Antigoni Koumpounis, Wuleta Betemariam, Paul Perchal, Elan Shultz, Georgia Holt, Benjamin Weil, and Mark Barone.
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These recommendations for the education of mid-level rehabilitation workers are based on experiences in planning and implementing training programm
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es in nine countries. This information is useful in designing and developing training programmes specific to community-based rehabilitation
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These recommendations for the education of mid-level rehabilitation workers are based on experiences in planning and implementing training programm
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es in nine countries. This information is useful in designing and developing training programmes specific to community-based rehabilitation
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The primary objective of this curriculum is to equip health and care workers with the essential knowledge and competencies necessary for delivering
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safe and effective care. By doing so it aims to significantly reduce HAIs and combat antimicrobial resistance, thereby safeguarding both patient and HCWs well-being.
This curriculum is developed to meet the needs of IPC professionals responsible for developing learning resources and overseeing training within health care organizations. Moreover, the curriculum is intended to encompass all individuals involved in health care delivery and support. This holistic approach includes a wide range of staff -ranging from clinical workers to administrative and auxiliary services, thus ensuring a broad and inclusive approach to IPC training.
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Primary Post-partum Haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the major causes of maternal death in the developing world.
This animation is aimed at women and TBAs. It teaches how to prevent and manage PPH in
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settings where it would take the woman more than 4 hours to reach skilled obstetric care. It demonstrates the use of Misoprostol as well as internal bimanual compression.
This film is aimed at training Traditional Birth Attendants and community health workers in the management of PPH when delivery is not in a health centre and the nearest referral centre and access to skilled care is more than 3 hours away. this films should be used with caution and always taught by a health worker due to invasive procedures within the film.
This animation has no voice-over.
http://medicalaidfilms.org/our-films/somali-films/?v=28630558
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This course provides information on what facilities should be doing to be prepared to respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement IPC measures
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to ensure there is no further transmission to HCW or to other patients and others in the healthcare facility. This course has been updated in January 2022 and highlights the latest WHO guidance to date. Please note that our guidance is continuously being updated and the other language versions of the course will gradually be updated too.
This training is intended for healthcare workers and public health professionals, as it is focused on infection prevention and control.
This course is also available in the following languages:
русский - 日本語 - français - Bahasa Indonesia - Español - Português - Italiano - српски језик - 中文 - македонски јазик - Türkçe - język polski - Tiếng Việt - العربية - Nederlands - Tetun - বাংলা - فارسي - Soomaaliga
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Uganda Red Cross Society today signed an agreement to strengthen the screening of travellers at 25 points of
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entry in eight districts on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The support will also go towards training 229 frontline health workers and volunteers on infection prevention and control.
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