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Training events
2006
- Vaccinology/value of vaccination workshop
Rabat, Morocco, 4 – 6 December 2006
- L´approche par compétences et l´intégration des programmes verticaux dans la formation en santé
Brussels, Belgium, 25-26 September 2006
- Inter-country MLM course for Anglophone countries
Pretoria, South Africa, 4-15 September 2006
- Vaccinology Workshop
9-11 August 2006, Dakar, Senegal
- Vaccinology course
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, 26-30
June 2006
- Inter-country MLM course for Francophone
countries
Ouidah, Benin, 5 – 16 June 2006
- Vaccinology/value
of vaccination workshop
Kampala, Uganda, 30 May – 1
June 2006
- Consensus workshop on EPI curricula prototypes
for medical and nursing/midwifery schools in the
WHO African Region
Douala, Cameroon, 13-17 March
2006
- East Africa Inter-country Data Quality
Self-Assessment (DQS) Workshop
Nairobi, Kenya, 6-13
March 2006
- Orientation workshop on new vaccines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 February – 1 March
2006
2005
2004
- 21st Intercountry meeting of national
managers of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation
& 17th Meeting of the EPI Regional
Technical Advisory Group
Cairo, Egypt, 26 - 29 June 2004
Not available yet
- NESI Parallel session: Pre-service training in aspects
of EPI
Cairo, Egypt, 27 June 2004
Not available yet
2003
2002
Education and training activities
in 2006
L´approche par compétence et l´intégration des programmes verticaux dans la formation en santé : Journées partenariales Be-cause health/NESI/ARE@ Santé
Brussels, Belgium, 25-26 September 2006
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Baulana : PDF document (142k)
D Lemenu, G.
Kahombo : PDF document (837k)
F Parent : PDF
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JM De Ketele : PDF
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M Garant : PDF
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M Ndiaye, O Sarr : PDF
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Présentation areasanté : PDF document (37k)
Présentation Be-causehealth : PDF document (30k)
Programme du séminaire : PDF
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Ressources complémentaire : PDF
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Inter-country MLM course for Anglophone countries
Pretoria, South Africa, 4 – 15 September 2006
The most important barriers to reaching every child in every district with immunisation services are related to planning and management of human, material and financial resources at district and service delivery levels, rather than just physical barriers to access. To overcome these barriers, capacity building to improve managerial skills and to integrate the immunisation services within the social and health infrastructure is the major operational strategy. All EPI managers are therefore expected to have practical management skills to balance current collaborative efforts with achieving goals of the Immunisation Programme, which include both maintaining level and quality of routine immunisations and implementing special immunisation campaigns.
The mid-level management (MLM) course aims at providing a clear framework for public health managers, specifically those in the Immunisation Programme, so that they can better conduct their day to day managerial activities and resolve problems that arise in the achievement of their national and district EPI plans.
Results from training needs assessments conducted during the past five years(2001-2005) pointed out notably following key issues and challenges: high attrition of health staff, high turn-over, huge pre-service trainings needs, lack of sustainability of EPI training, lack of supportive supervision and necessity of integrated training and supervision at peripheral level. The 2006 inter-country MLM courses addressed these identified needs.
The objectives were: to increase awareness of participants on roles and responsibilities of EPI managers involved in the implementation of the “Reaching every district” approach; to update/strengthen managerial skills of participants, notably those related to problem solving, effective communication, operational planning, logistics, human and financial resources management, new vaccines introduction, supplemental immunisation activities, integrated disease surveillance, monitoring and data management, supervision and immunisation services assessment.
The MLM course for Anglophone countries was organized by WHO in collaboration/ partnership with the Department of Health of South Africa, UNICEF, University of Limpopo – Medunsa Campus, USAID and NESI. Participants included professors/teachers from health training institutions, EPI managers and EPI WHO/UNICEF focal points. Participants were from the following countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The workshop was facilitated by a team of experts: WHO/AFRO (6), WHO/HQ (1), UNICEF/Kenya (2), UNICEF/Zimbabwe (1), ICST/Southern Block (2), ICST/ South and East Africa (1), Medunsa Campus (4), NESI (3).
Inter-country
Vaccinology Workshop
Dakar, Senegal, 9 – 11 August 2006
The aim of this workshop organised by GSK, was to update participants on new vaccine developments and to provide a platform to discuss practical issues regarding EPI programme implementation. Invited participants included EPI managers from Senegal, Mali, Cote d´Ivoire and Burkina Faso, and professors/teachers from universities and nursing schools. The overall feedback from participants regarding the usefulness and content of the workshop was very positive, as all participants mentioned that they had learned new aspects or components on vaccination and benefited from networking with colleagues. The main recommendations by the participants included: (1) there is a major need to increase the capacity of medical schools and nursing training institutions to improve their capacity for training on vaccinations; (2) more local experts should be included in facilitating of the sessions; and (3) there is a need to ensure external funding of vaccination programmes beyond current period of donor commitment to ensure continuity, while local government should also mobilise additional resources.
Inter-country
MLM course for Francophone countries
Ouidah, Benin, 5 – 16 June 2006
The most important barriers
to reaching every child in every district with immunisation
services are related to planning and management of
human, material and financial resources at district
and service delivery levels, rather than just physical
barriers to access. To overcome these barriers, capacity
building to improve managerial skills and to integrate
the immunisation services within the social and health
infrastructure is the major operational strategy. All
EPI managers are therefore expected to have practical
management skills to balance current collaborative
efforts with achieving goals of the Immunisation Programme,
which include both maintaining level and quality of
routine immunisations and implementing special immunisation
campaigns.
The mid-level management (MLM) course aims at providing
a clear framework for public health managers, specifically
those in the Immunisation Programme, so that they can
better conduct their day to day managerial activities
and resolve problems that arise in the achievement
of their national and district EPI plans.
Results from training needs assessments conducted
during the past five years(2001-2005) pointed out notably
following key issues and challenges: high attrition
of health staff, high turn-over, huge pre-service trainings
needs, lack of sustainability of EPI training, lack
of supportive supervision and necessity of integrated
training and supervision at peripheral level. The 2006
inter-country MLM courses are planned to address these
identified needs.
The objectives were: to increase awareness of participants
on roles and responsibilities of EPI managers involved
in the implementation of the “Reaching every
district” approach; to update/strengthen managerial
skills of participants, notably those related to problem
solving, effective communication, operational planning,
logistics, human and financial resources management,
new vaccines introduction, supplemental immunisation
activities, integrated disease surveillance, monitoring
and data management, supervision and immunisation services
assessment.
The MLM course for francophone countries was organised
by WHO in collaboration/partnership with the Ministry
of Health of Benin, UNICEF, USAID, UNF, AMP and NESI.
The participants were from health training institutions
and from the public health EPI programmes. Twenty countries
were represented at the course with a total of 58 participants:
Algeria (3), Benin (12), Burkina Faso (2), Burundi
(2), Cameroon (2), Comoros (2), Congo-Brazzaville (2),
Cote d´Ivoire (2), Congo-Kinshasa-RDC (3), Gabon
(3), Guinée (2), Mali (2), Madagascar (1), Mauritania
(2), Niger (4), République Centrafricaine (3),
Rwanda (2), Senegal (2), Tchad (5), Togo (2).
The workshop was facilitated by a team of experts
(17): WHO-ICP West (4), WHO-ICP Central (3), WHO-AFRO
Region Harare (3), WHO-HQ Geneva (1), UNICEF Western
Africa Office (3), Agence de Médecine Preventive
(2) and NESI (1).
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Benin report in English : Word document (22k)
Vaccinology/value
of vaccination workshop
Kampala, Uganda, 30 May – 1 June 2006
The inter-country workshop on vaccinology and value
of vaccination was organized by the Ministry of Health
of Uganda, in collaboration with NESI and supported
by an unrestricted educational grant from GSK. The
objectives of the workshop were to introduce participants
to the various disciplines associated with vaccinology
including immunology, clinical trials methods, new
vaccines, vaccine safety, vaccination strategies, evaluation
of immunisation programmes and vaccine economics. During
the last session of the workshop, special attention
was given to the value of vaccination. The workshop
was attended by 28 participants from Uganda, Kenya
and Tanzania. The speakers panel consisted of experts
from MoH Uganda, WHO, UNICEF, WorldBank, National Drug
Authority, DANIDA and NESI.
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Uganda report in English : Word document (20k)
Consensus
workshop on EPI curricula prototypes for medical
and nursing/midwifery schools in the WHO African
Region
Douala, Cameroon, 13 – 17 March 2006
A recent report on external evaluation of the EPI
management training recommended to encourage countries
to link professional education and academics/teachers
with service realities harmonising pre-service and
in-service training. The report further suggested that
an EPI generic curriculum for pre-service institutions
should be developed and disseminated through workshops
and seminars at country level. There has therefore
been a collective opinion that a systematic revision
of EPI curriculum for both medical and nursing/midwifery
schools should be carried out. WHO/AFRO and NESI in
collaboration with UNICEF drafted two EPI curricula
prototypes for medical and nursing/midwifery schools.
Accordingly a workshop was organised for professors/teachers
to get a consensus on the two curricula prototypes,
and to make recommendations for the implementation
of the EPI curricula revision process within the African
health pre-service training institutions. Prior to
the actual workshop, two days for training of trainers
(ToT) were organised. The workshop was conducted in
two official languages of the WHO African Region (English
and French) with simultaneous translation. A total
number of 49 participants from 21 countries attended
the workshop. The participants were Heads/Training
Coordinators of Colleges/ Faculties of Medicine/Nursing
and University departments (13), professors (8), teachers
and tutors (20) as well as representatives of Ministries
of Health (6) and partner organisations (2). Participating
countries were: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Congo/Brazzaville,
Cote d´Ivoire, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar,
Mali, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
and Zimbabwe. The workshop was facilitated by a pool
of experts (11) from WHO/AFRO (2), WHO Inter-country
team (3) and Country Offices (1), UNICEF Regional Office
(1), MEDUNSA University of South Africa (1), AMP (1)
and NESI consultants (2). A daily formative evaluation
was conducted regarding object achievement, content
relevance, effectiveness of facilitation and participation,
and organisation. A summative evaluation was conducted
at the end.
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Cameroon report in English : Word document (33k)
East
Africa Inter-country Data Quality Self-Assessment
(DQS) Workshop
Nairobi, Kenya, 6-13 March 2006
A ´Training of trainers´ DQS workshop
was organised (WHO-AFRO and NESI) for national and
regional participants to learn how to perform a DQS
to obtain country-specific results on routine practices
that can be used to continually monitor and improve
the practice and management of immunisation activities
at the district level. DQS can identify districts/health
facilities with low quality or inaccurate immunisation
monitoring, identify reasons for poor quality monitoring,
identify bottlenecks of information flow, raise awareness
of use of data for planning immunisation at local and
district levels and is an opportunity to provide a
refresher on good practices. The objectives of the
workshop are: learn how to conduct a DQS and its purpose
in the context of the RED approach, review current
monitoring practices at the country level and how to
design a country-specific self-assessment tool, conduct
a practical assessment using the generic DQS tool to
diagnose a monitoring system, analyse the results from
a DQS and learn how to develop conclusions and recommendations
for a specific country, and develop a country-specific
plan.
The workshop was attended by 20 participants from
6 countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia
and Eritrea). The workshop was facilitated by a pool
of experts: WHO/ICP EPI EA (4), WHO EPI Kenya (1),
WHO/AFRO (2), WHO ICP/SA (1) and NESI (1).
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Kenya report in English : Word document (33k)
Vaccinology/value of vaccination workshop
Rabat, Morocco, 4 – 6 December 2006
The workshop was organised by the Ministry of Health of Morocco, GSK and NESI. The aim of the workshop was to bring together participants from the Maghreb region to exchange opinions and experiences in the context of updated information on international vaccine initiatives, scientific information on new vaccine developments, latest insights regarding the value of vaccination and the importance of advocacy for vaccination. The meeting also provided a platform for participants to discuss practical issues regarding EPI programme implementation, the latest vaccination schedules recommended by WHO/EMRO, vaccine safety, surveillance for programme planning, evaluation and pharmaco-vigilance.
Three working groups looked into three specific topics: registration and regulation of vaccines, training on different aspects of vaccines and immunisation and the role of the public and private sector in ensuring to minimise the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases in the respective countries and the region.
The workshop was attended by 40 participants from 3 countries: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The workshop was facilitated by a pool of experts: MoH (4), Universities (4), GAVI (1), GSK (1), consultant (1) and NESI (2).
Education and training activities in 2005
Inter-country Mid-Level Management (MLM) Course
Lusaka, Zambia, 1-12 August 2005
The 13th inter-country training course on the Expanded
Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Mid-Level Management
was organised for English-speaking African countries
in the Eastern, Western, and Southern epidemiological
blocks.
The general objective of this MLM course was to manage
immunisation services within the context of GIVS, the
2001-2005 EPI Regional Strategic Plan, and the RED
strategy. The 2005 inter-country courses provided an
opportunity to update all facilitators and participants
on GIVS. Most importantly, participants were trained
on how to use the guidelines to develop/revise a multi-year
plan (MYP) in line with GIVS. Two newly developed MLM
modules were also tested during this inter-country
course.
A total of 78 participants attended the course from
the following 20 countries: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana,
Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho,
Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius, Uganda, Seychelles, South
Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
Among these participants, there were 44 district/provincial/national
EPI managers, 10 professors, and 24 WHO/UNICEF/NESI
and other partners.
NESI provided both technical assistance and a significant
financial contribution to this training course. NESI
staff acted as facilitators, using active coaching
and teaching with participants to help them to achieve
their learning objectives. NESI’s financial contribution
enabled academic experts to attend the workshop.
Developing vaccinology expertise for Sub-Saharan Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, 26 June - 1 July 2005
This vaccinology course was organised by the University
of Cape Town (UCT - Institute of Infectious Disease
and molecular Medicine) in collaboration with tropEd,
Charité, the University of Antwerpen, GSK and
NESI.
The course was intended for clinicians, public health
practitioners and scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa
who are involved in any aspect of vaccinology from
development through implementation and evaluation.
The goal of this course was to introduce participants
to the various disciplines associated with vaccinology
including vaccine development, the relevant basic sciences
such as immunology, microbiology, epidemiology, clinical
trials methods, vaccine safety, vaccine economics,
vaccination strategy and evaluation of vaccines. For
researchers and scientists the main objective was to
build sustainable research capacity related to vaccine
development and/or conduct standard phase 1 to phase
4 vaccine trials. For clinicians and public health
specialists the main objective was to provide them
with the necessary expertise to support public vaccination
programmes and related activities.
Inter-country EPI Mid-Level Management (MLM) Course
Ouidah, Benin, 23 May-3 June 2005
The inter-country course for French-speaking African
countries was hosted by the Republic of Benin and organised
by WHO/AFRO in collaboration with UNICEF, CATR/ARIVA,
UNF, USAID, NESI, and other GAVI Partners.
This MLM inter-country course was attended by national,
provincial/district EPI managers, teachers/professors
and WHO/UNICEF EPI focal persons coming from the following
20 countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon,
Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Central
African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda,
Senegal, Chad, and Togo. The course was facilitated
by a pool of experts: WHO/AFR (8), WHO/ICP/West (2),
WHO/ICP/Central (3), WHO/HQ (2), UNICEF/WCARO (2),
EPI Benin (1), ARIVA (1), University Cotonou (1) and
NESI (2).
As each MLM course this course comprised of a two-days
session for training of trainers (ToT) and eleven days
for EPI managers/teachers session. The aim of this
course was to enable participants to manage immunisation
services within the context of the Global Immunisation
Vision and Strategy (GIVS), the 2001-2005 EPI Regional
Strategic Plan, and the RED strategy. This course was
also used to validate the content and to test two new
MLM modules on Transport management and Financing.
NESI provided both technical assistance and a significant
financial contribution to this training course. NESI
staff acted as facilitators using active coaching and
teaching with participants to help them to achieve
their learning objectives. NESI’s financial contribution
was used to cover the expenses of the training materials
and to invite academic experts. NESI’s specific
contribution, namely to invite key academics from nursing
and medical schools was recognised as an important
contribution toward strengthening the pre-service capacity
building for EPI.
Education and training activities
2003
Introduction
of new vaccines in EPI in francophone Africa: review
of knowledge and Training Needs Assessment
Saly/Dakar, Senegal, 5 - 7 November 2003
NESI organised, in collaboration with WHO/AFRO and other
GAVI partners, its first meeting for French-speaking
countries in West Africa. NESI had the lead role in
establishing the scientific programme, selecting the
speakers, choosing the venue and inviting the academic
staff. NESI also provided administrative support during
the meeting.
Download
Dakar report in English : Word document (30k)
Download
Dakar report in French : Word document (30k)
More information : Dakar conference
2003
Intercountry
Mid-Level Management course for EPI managers
Ouidah, Benin, 25 August - 5 September 2003
This intercountry Mid-Level Management course for French-speaking
African countries was hosted by the Republic of Benin,
organised by WHO/AFRO in collaboration with NESI, and
sponsored by WHO, UNICEF, USAID, the Institut Régional
de la Santé Publique (IRSP), and UNF.
NESI provided both technical assistance and a significant
financial contribution to this event. NESI staff acted
as facilitators using active coaching and teaching with
participants to help them achieve their learning objectives.
The financial contribution was used to invite 13 academic
experts.
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Benin summary : Word document (30k)
Intercountry
Mid-Level Management (MLM) course for EPI managers
Pretoria, South Africa, 3 - 13 June 2003
This intercountry course for mid-level EPI managers
of English-speaking countries in Africa was hosted by
the Republic of South Africa, organised by WHO/AFRO
in collaboration with NESI, and sponsored by WHO, UNICEF,
the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) and the United Nations Foundation (UNF).
NESI provided both technical assistance and a significant
financial contribution to this event. NESI staff co-facilitated
the course with representatives from WHO, UNICEF, and
the The Vaccine Fund. The facilitators used a number
of active coaching and teaching methods with participants
to help them achieve their learning objectives. NESI’s
financial contribution was used to invite 11 academic
experts from 9 countries to the course.
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Pretoria summary : Word document (30k)
Intercountry
workshop on increasing immunisation coverage at district
level
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 26 - 29 May 2003
This workshop was organised by WHO Regional Office for
the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) and UNICEF Middle
East and North Africa Regional Office (UNICEF/MENARO),
in collaboration with NESI. Technical support was provided
by Carsten Mantel, University of Berlin, and NESI staff,
who served as facilitators for the working group sessions.
NESI also provided financial support by paying for the
meeting facilities.
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Sharm summary : Word document (30k)
Education and training activities
2002
Introduction
of new vaccines in East Africa: learning lessons and
maintaining services
Nairobi, Kenya, 9 – 11 December 2002
In collaboration with WHO/AFRO and other GAVI partners,
NESI organised its first training workshop, entitled
‘Introduction of new vaccines in East Africa:
learning lessons and maintaining services’. NESI
had the lead role in establishing the scientific programme,
selecting the speakers, choosing the venue, and inviting
the academic staff.
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Nairobi summary : Word document (30k)
More information : Nairobi
conference 2002
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