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Universities in the Eastern Africa Region have come together to implement an initiative Health Emergency Management Program (HEMP) that will build the capacity of local governments in the region to manage and plan for response to major disasters of public health importance. The Eastern African Region is prone to many natural and technological disasters of different kinds. There is not one nation in the region that is not vulnerable to the devastating effects of these disasters. Many of these disasters have a public health significance either directly in the case of epidemics of infectious diseases, or indirectly as a result of the breakdown of infrastructure associated with these disasters. The purpose of this initiative therefore is to increase the capacity of districts to plan for response, mitigation and preparedness for disasters, so as to reduce human suffering, morbidity and mortality that often arise from such incidents.
The success and implementation of this program in the region has been made possible by the funding from USAID.
Structure: Six-day course
Organization: East Africa HEALTH Alliance
Contributors: See the instructor section below for a list of all contributing authors and reviewers. This program was implemented in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and Tulane University in the United States, which are the partner institutions in the Leadership Initiative for Public Health in East Africa (LIPHEA) Program. LIPHEA is composed of Seven Public Health Schools in the region namely Jimma University School of Public Health, Ethiopia, Moi and Nairobi Universities in Kenya, National University of Rwanda, Rwanda, Kinshasa University, DRC, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania and Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda. As a result of the collaboration of the above Schools of Public Health, an Alliance Higher Education Alliance for Leadership Training in Health (HEALTH) was formed.
dScribe: Matthew Simpson
Schedule
- Day 1: Terms and Concepts of Disasters and How Disasters Affect the Districts
- Session 1: Introduction to Disasters
- Session 2: Epidemics and Introduction to Epi-zoonotics
- Session 3: Hazard Analysis and Risk
- Session 4: Vulnerability Analysis
- Day 2: Common Hazards in Our Region and Districts
- Session 1: A Conceptual Framework for Public Health Disaster Risk Reduction
- Session 2: Mass Casualty Incidents and Risk Communication
- Session 3: Complex Emergencies and Rapid Needs Assessment
- Session 4: Triage and First Aid
- Day 3: Policies and Standards for Disaster Management
- Session 1: Fires
- Session 2: Policy Frameworks for Disaster Management
- Session 3: The SPHERE Standards for Disaster Response
- Session 4: Principles of Disaster Planning and Introduction to the District Disaster Management Matrix
- Days 4 and 5: Work in Groups to Produce a District Disaster Management Plan
- Day 6: Presentation of the district plans
- Evaluation and Closure
Syllabus
Goal: The Goal of this training is to strengthen capacity for public health disaster planning and management at District level
The Specific Objectives of this training are:
- To create awareness about public health emergencies
- To develop district disaster response management plans for common emergencies and disasters at district level
- To build capacity for district officials to train lower levels in disaster response management
Why are we here?
- To produce a district level disaster response plan
How will we get there?
- Day 1: We shall have a consensus on terms and concepts of disasters and how disasters affect the districts
- Day 2: We shall discuss some common hazards in our region and districts
- Day 3: We shall look at some policies and standards for disaster management
- Day 4 and 5: We shall work in groups to produce a District Disaster Management plan
- Day 6: Presentation of the district plans
About the Creators
East Africa HEALTH Alliance Health Emergency Management Program team
Core Writing Team
Dr. Christopher Orach-Garimoi MUSPH Uganda (Team Leader)
Dr. Roy William Mayega MUSPH Uganda (Secretary)
Dr. Simon Mamuya MUHAS, Tanzania
Dr. Joseph Chuwa MoH SW Tanzania
Dr. Simiyu Tabu Moi University, Kenya
Mr. Renny Wafula Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda
Dr. G. Kabagambe Programme Coordinator, LIPHEA
Co-writers, Epi-zoonotics Component
Dr. Immaculate Nabukenya MoH, Uganda
Dr. Justine Lumaya Director, Yei Hospital, South Sudan
Ms. Christine Kanyandekwe RALDA, Rwanda
Dr. Abdu Mohammed MoH Ethiopia
Dr. Nlemba Mabela MoH DRC
Dr. Julius Keyyu Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
Dr. Christina A.O. Othieno Moi University
Reviewers
Dr. G. Kabagambe MUSPH, Uganda
Prof. Mala Mapatano SPH, Kinshasa University, DRC
Dr. Etienne Rugigana SPH, National University of Rwanda
Mr. Lelisa Sena PHF, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Daniela Lewy JHU
Mike Renny Wafula OPM
Monica Musenero AFENET
Juliet Kiguli MUSPH, Uganda
Andrew Omale URCS
Co-reviewers, Epizoonotic Component
Dr. Terence Odoch Faculty of Vet Medicine, Makerere
Dr. Robinson Mdegela Sokoine University, Tanzania
Joel Buhinja RALDA
Isaac Ntahobakulira Rwanda
Instructional Designer and Editor
Dr. Roy William Mayega MUSPH
Investigators
Dr. William Bazeyo MUSPH
Prof. Japheth Kilewo MUCHS
Dr. Gilbert Burnham JHU
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2.4d: Demo on First Aid Treatment |
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3.1: Fire Extinguisher Demo (audio only) |
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1.1b: Pre- and Post-Test |
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1.1c: Pre- and Post-Test - Answer Key |
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1.1a: Questionnaire for Participants of the District Disaster Management Training |
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1.2a: Extension Activity: Examples of Standard Case Definitions for Epidemic Prone Diseases |
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1.3a: Intro to Group Activity on Hazard Analysis (audio only) |
Roy William Mayega
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1.3b: Group Activity on Hazard Analysis |
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1.4a: Intro to Group Activity on Vulnerability Analysis (audio only) |
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1.4b: Group Activity on Vulnerability Analysis |
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1.5: Extension Activity: Further Issues in Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis |
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2.4a: Intro to Group Activity on Triage (audio only) |
Roy William Mayega
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2.4a: Intro to Triage Chart (audio only) |
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2.4b: Group Activity on Triage |
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2.4c: Group Activity on Triage - Answer Key |
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3.3b: Exercise on the SPHERE Standards |
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3.3c: Exercise on the SPHERE Standards - Answer Key |
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3.4b: The District Disaster Planning Matrix - Template |
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3.4c: Review Session – Quiz Game |
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3.4d: Review Session – Quiz Game - Answer Key |
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6.3: Final Evaluation Form |
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1.1a: Public Health Emergency Planning and Management: Training for Districts in Eastern Africa |
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1.1d: Introduction to Disasters: Definitions and Concepts |
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1.2a: Epidemics |
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1.2b: Epi-zoonotic Diseases of Importance in the Region |
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1.2b: Introduction to Epi-zoonotic Diseases |
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2.1: A Conceptual Framework for Public Health Disaster Risk Reduction |
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2.2: Mass Casualty Incidents and Communication in Disasters |
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2.3a: Complex Emergencies |
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2.3b: Rapid Needs Assessment |
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3.1: Fire |
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3.2: Policy Framework for Disaster Management |
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3.3a: Introduction to the SPHERE Standards |
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3.4a: Principles of Disaster Planning and Introduction to the District Disaster Planning Matrix |
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4.1: Developing Your District Disaster Management Plan |
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4.1: Disaster Preparedness and Management: Situation Analysis for Uganda |
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5.1: Format for the Background to the Plan |
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5.1: Writing the Plan |
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6.3: Way Forward for the Districts |
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1.1a: Introduction to the Disaster Management Training (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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1.1a: Welcome Note (audio) |
William Bazeyo
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1.1d: Introduction to Disasters (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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1.2a: Epidemics (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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1.2b: Epi-zoonotic Diseases of Importance in the Region (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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1.2b: Introduction to Epi-zoonotic Diseases (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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2.1: Principles of Disaster Risk Reduction (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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2.2: Communication in Disaster Situations (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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2.2: Mass Casualty Incidents (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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2.3a: Complex Emergencies (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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2.3b: Rapid Needs Assessment (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.1: Fire (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.2: Policy Framework for Disaster Management (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.3a: Introduction to the SPHERE Standards (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.4a: Principles of Disaster Planning (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.5a: Settlement of Displaced Populations (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.5b: Drought and Water Scarcity (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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3.5c: Floods and Landslides (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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4.1: Guide to Practical Sessions: Developing Your District Disaster Plan (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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5.1: Writing the Plan (with video, audio) - Video includes multilingual captions |
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6.3: Conclusion (audio only) |
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Roy William Mayega (Narrator)
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6.3: Way Forward for the Districts (audio only) |
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Roy William Mayega (Narrator)
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Playlist of all narrated lectures (19) - includes multilingual captions |
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Course/Resource Archive in Institutional Repository (October 2012) |
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The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (available in multiple languages) |
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