Tehran, Iran, 19 September 2024 – To strengthen public well being resilience, the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the Islamic Republic of Iran, in collaboration with the Iranian Center for Communicable Disease Control, Health Promotion Directorate and the Institute of Health Manager Training on the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, performed a coaching of trainers (ToT) on Community-Based Surveillance (CBS).
The initiative, co-funded by the European Union, goals to construct the capability of well being amenities, together with outreach providers, enhance public well being emergency preparedness and response, and scale back a number of dangers amongst refugee populations within the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The coaching, held on September 14, 2024, introduced collectively 25 enthusiastic public well being officers from Sistan-Balochistan, Hormozgan, Khorasan, Mazandaran, Gilan, Bushehr and Kerman provinces.
During the coaching, members realized in regards to the significance of integrating CBS into current monitoring techniques, establishing clearly outlined reporting mechanisms, and implementing efficient suggestions channels.
Public well being officers who take part within the coaching will acquire new information and expertise and go on to coach 1,800 neighborhood well being employees of their areas. This coaching will assist well being techniques be higher ready to detect public well being issues early and quickly consider the impression of interventions.