AMMAN — Jordan took part last week in a four-day Rapid
Response Team (
RRT) Workshop, hosted by Global Health Development-Eastern
Mediterranean Public Health Network (
GHD|EMPHNET) in collaboration with the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
CDC).
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Along with 24 participants from 6 countries of the Eastern
Mediterranean Region, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, and Sudan,
Jordanian RRT managers attended the workshop, held in person for the first time
for over a year, a statement from GHD said.
The workshop equipped RRT managers with the knowledge and
tools necessary to establish, build, manage, deploy, and evaluate public health
RRTs in their countries, according to the statement. It revolved around the
rapid response teams, their management, and the cross-border response in the
region.
“The importance of the RRT workshop comes within a sensitive
time while the world is fighting COVID-19 pandemic.” GHD|EMPHNET executive
director, Mohannad Al-Nsour, said.
“The workshop will give a better understanding of managing
the pandemic, and other public health events, by using the right resources and
tools. We understand that RRT received many workshops and trainings, but
there’s a gap in coordination and communication, this workshop covered these
gaps,” Nsour explained.
Participants
practiced the writing of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be completed,
customized, and included in their emergency plan in case of disease outbreaks
and other public health emergencies, according to the statement. These SOPs
contain detailed description and key steps to enhance the deployment of the RRT
in the region.
For his part, workforce capacity team leader at GHD|EMPHNET,
Haitham Basheir, said: “Following this workshop, I expect that the participants
will continue developing the SOPs for their national and subnational RRT
management in their countries. Also, this workshop is expected to bring closer
the RRTs, field epidemiology training program, and emergency operation center to
work in better coordination.”
Global Health Development (GHD) is a regional initiative
created to support countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and to
strengthen their health systems to respond to public health challenges and
threats, according to the statement.
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