Table 1 Thematic areas and public health emergency core competencies for training African health workers
Thematic area | Core Competency | Training units |
|---|---|---|
Introduction to DRM | 1. Demonstrate knowledge of public health principles and practices for Disaster Risk Management | 1.1 Disaster risk management concepts 1.2 Public health consequences of disasters 1.3 Context: political, social and economic environment |
2. Demonstrate knowledge of basic epidemiological methods and data management | 2.1 Basic epidemiology 2.2 Data analysis and management | |
3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in DRM | 3.1 Key principles of communication 3.2 Risk communication 3.3 Operational communication(any communication that is not with the media and public) | |
4. Demonstrate the knowledge of principles of legal considerations, human rights and ethics in dealing with DRM | 4.1 Ethics 4.2 Human rights 4.3 International humanitarian law 4.4 International health regulations | |
Operational Effectiveness | 5. Demonstrate ability to identify, mobilise and manage resources | 5.1 Resource mobilization |
6. Demonstrate the ability to apply logistics management | 6.1 Logistics management | |
7. Demonstrate the ability to apply measures of safety and security | 7.1 Basic security in the field 7.2 Protection and Family safety | |
Effective Leadership | 8. Demonstrate effective leadership, teamwork and management skills required for DRM | 8.1 Principles of leadership and management 8.2 Leadership 8.3 Management 8.4 Coordination |
9. Demonstrate knowledge about the monitoring and evaluation cycle | 9.1 Key principles 9.2 Monitoring 9.3 Evaluation | |
Preparedness and Risk Reduction | 10. Demonstrate the ability to conduct capacity assessments | 10.1 Key principles of capacity assessments 10.2 Risk assessments 10.3 Needs assessments |
11. Demonstrate the ability to plan and implement preventive and mitigation activities | 11.1 Key principles of prevention and mitigation 11.2 Risk reduction 11.3 Mitigation | |
12. Demonstrate the ability to plan and implement emergency preparedness at community and health facility levels | 12.1 Key principles of disaster preparedness 12.2 Planning 12.3 Early warning 12.4 Surge capacity 12.5 Training 12.6 Exercise management | |
Emergency Response | 13. Demonstrate ability to apply DRM principles and practices for the health response to disasters and public health emergencies | 13.1 Key principles of emergency health response 13.2 Health assessment 13.3 Mass casualty management and emergency health services 13.4 Incident management 13.5 Public health programmes in emergencies 13.6 Planning |
Post-emergency health system recovery | 14. Demonstrate ability to plan and implement health system and population recovery. | 14.1 Key principles of post-disaster health system recovery 14.2 Recovery needs assessments 14.3 Recovery strategy and planning 14.4 Recovery programme implementation |