iTCB Mission
Health threats in populations require global and international preparedness and effective responses. The International Teaching & Capacity-Building (iTCB) unit of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the BNITM contributes to this through education and capacity strengthening initiatives in Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia.
Our Aims:
| - Strengthen laboratory and diagnostic capacities |
| - Minimise biological risks |
| - Enhance national preparedness capacities |
| - Foster international scientific exchange |
| - Teach safe conduct with infectious agents |
| - Strengthen health systems |
| - Teach epidemiology and infectious disease control |
| - Improve research methods capacities |
| - Inform public health policy |
| - Increase the international visibility of the BNITM |
Our Approaches:
| - Blended learning (combination of digital and face-to-face teaching) |
| - Train-the-trainer concept |
| - Provide context-specific preparedness training |
| - Provide tools to foster sustainability |
| - Promote local ownership |
| - Mentorship programmes |
| - Funding programmes and internships for students and staff |
Specific Methods:
| - E-Learning |
| - Distance learning |
| - Face-to-Face training |
| - Practical training sessions |
| - Development of teaching and learning materials for multiplier effects by participants |
| - Training in laboratory methods |
| - Adult learning techniques |
| - Implementation support |
| - Training in setting up mobile laboratories |
Technologies:
| - Mobile laboratories |
| - Digital teaching and learning platforms |
| - Stable cooperation partners and institutions |
| - Training facilities |
| - Three servers for 'big data' storage |
