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What should the African health workforce know about disasters? Proposed competencies for strengthening public health disaster risk management education in Africa

201839 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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These competencies compare favourably to the findings of other studies that have assessed public health DRM competencies. They could provide a framework for scaling up the capacity development of African healthcare workers in the area of public health DRM; however further validation of the competencies is required through additional pilot courses and follow up of the trainees to demonstrate outcome and impact of the competencies and curriculum.

Research topics

  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Global Health and Surgery

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1163-9

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