Table 1 The multi-disciplinary training of health workers conducted to revitalise IDSR in Uganda, 2015–2016
Type of Training | Level of Training | Target Audience | Duration of Training | Funder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IDSR Training | District based | Operational health workers and the District Health Team (DHT) District rapid response teams (DRRT): comprised of DHT and other “one health” technical personnel; District Task Force (DTF): The DRRT plus district technical and political leadership | 5 days | UK Aid Department for International Development (DFID) WHO-AFRO, Polio eradication initiative, Central Emergency Response Fund, the Newborn Adolescent and Child Health (RMANCH) continuum of care, and USAID through WHO, |
2 | Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) case management and IPC | Regional | Regional teams comprised of mainly clinicians (doctors, nurses, clinical officers) and non-clinicians (hygienists, ambulance drivers, mortuary attendants, askaris etc). | 5 days | DFID, WHO |
3 | Training for laboratory workers on sample collection, packaging and transportation of infectious specimens | Regional | Regional teams comprised of Laboratory health workers, hub riders, postal service personnel | 5 days | United States Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) |
4 | Other Trainings: District level epidemiology training program | District based, modular | District Health Officers, District Veterinary Officers, District Laboratory Focal Person, Health sub-district in-charges | 3 month | Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) through the US CDC |