The Year of COVID-19: Combating the Pandemic in the Eastern Mediterranean
Published by GHD|EMPHNET, this annual report provides information on the organization's support for COVID-19 response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Published by GHD|EMPHNET, this annual report provides information on the organization's support for COVID-19 response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
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Maximiz<strong>in</strong>g Our<br />
Capacity Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>COVID</strong>-<strong>19</strong><br />
Support<strong>in</strong>g Rapid Responders<br />
GHD|EMPHNET has long relied on its RRT <strong>in</strong>itiative which it had launched<br />
almost a decade ago and through which over 700 RRT members were<br />
tra<strong>in</strong>ed from <strong>the</strong> EMR and later were successfully mobilized to respond<br />
to <strong>the</strong> <strong>COVID</strong>-<strong>19</strong> pandemic.<br />
Work<strong>in</strong>g with m<strong>in</strong>istries <strong>of</strong> health, GHD|EMPHNET contributed to <strong>the</strong><br />
development <strong>of</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g materials focused on enhanc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> detection and<br />
management <strong>of</strong> suspected and confirmed <strong>COVID</strong>-<strong>19</strong> cases. Us<strong>in</strong>g this<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g material, GHD|EMPHNET supported refresher tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g sessions for<br />
previously tra<strong>in</strong>ed RRTs and frontl<strong>in</strong>e health staff across <strong>the</strong> EMR. Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
was followed with an <strong>in</strong>-country deployment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tra<strong>in</strong>ed RRTs <strong>in</strong> priority<br />
areas to contribute to country alertness and response.<br />
GHD|EMPHNET customized<br />
Rapid Response Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Curriculum to <strong>COVID</strong>-<strong>19</strong><br />
context and shared with<br />
several EMR countries for<br />
implementation<br />
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Annual Report 20<strong>19</strong>-2020
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