Natural and intentional disease outbreaks pose major risks. Effective outbreak management and fulfilling International Health Regulations require a skilled, well-trained workforce. Innovative, sustainable training initiatives are needed to strengthen competency and capacity.

FOR-GHP leverages a seasoned consortium (Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Robert Koch Institute, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) and validated blended learning to empower local experts who act as multipliers for regional impact.

The objectives are to:

1. Strengthen fellows' competencies in outbreak management, focusing on One Health and global health security, using digital and in-person methods including simulations
2. Train experts as facilitators, multipliers and leaders in their institutions and countries to maximize local impact
3. Facilitate capacity strengthening within a regional network promoting knowledge exchange and coordinated responses
4. Foster sustainability through an alumni network supporting collaboration, mentorship, and peer learning

Please visit the FOR-GHP homepage for more information!

More information on the partner institutes and the Global Health Protection programme can be found here.

Partner:
Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), Africa; Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany; Swiss TPH, Switzerland