Feasibility of introducing integrated disease surveillance and response into curricula of public health training institutions in Sierra Leone: the process and lessons learnt
Introducing IDSR into the preservice curricula of public health training institutions is feasible and can provide a reliable and continuous supply of a trained workforce ready to be utilized for IDSR in Africa. Successful implementation requires advocacy with training institutions as well as regular monitoring of the implementation to maintain good quality.
Authors
- Jane Githuku
- James Sylvester Squire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8593-7972)
- Innocent Nuwagira
- Ade Renner
- Zabulon Yoti
- Ambrose Talisuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6436-3415)
- Abdou Salam Guèye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4613-4904)
- Wilson Gachari
- Charles Njuguna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6130-7597)
- Joseph Sam Kanu
- Ian Njeru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-3492)
- Etien Luc Koua
- Dick Chamla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-8684)
- Aminata Tigiedankay Koroma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-2765)
- Victor Caulker
- Robert Musoke
- Boukaré Bonkoungou
- Mohamed Alex Vandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9621-6205)
- Gerald Shambira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-7912)
- Abdul Mbawa
Institutions
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1467402
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78
Funders
- World Health Organization