[Experts] FW: Online Training Modules from WHO on COVID-19

[Odido, Mika]

[cid:image002.png at 01D5FF99.A07CCBB0]Mika ODIDO
IOC Coordinator in Africa
IOC’s Sub Commission for Africa & the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA)
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 7621244

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Sent: 20 March 2020 15:03
To: Odido, Mika <m.odido at unesco.org>
Subject: Online Training Modules from WHO on COVID-19

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UNESCO Learning and Development

Dear Mika,

Our colleagues at the World Health Organization have shared the following online training modules on COVID-19. Please feel free to share these links among your networks.

Keep yourself informed and stay healthy!

Best regards,
The Learning and Development Unit



Online Training Modules on COVID-19<https://openwho.org/>

Online training to support the response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are available in many languages. All resources are freely accessible to anyone interested through OpenWHO.org<https://openwho.org/>, WHO’s open learning platform for health emergencies.

Specifically, WHO has developed online courses on the following topics:

Module 1:


A general introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronaviruses (available in Arabic<https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-COVID-19-AR>, English<https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-ncov>, French<https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-au-ncov>, Chinese<https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-ncov-ZH>, Spanish<https://openwho.org/courses/introduccion-al-ncov>, Russian<https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-COVID-19-RU>, Portuguese<https://openwho.org/courses/introducao-ao-ncov>, Turkish <https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-Covid-19-TR> and Persian<https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-COVID-19-FA>)



Module 2:


Clinical Care for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (available in English<https://openwho.org/courses/severe-acute-respiratory-infection>, French<https://openwho.org/courses/syndrome-respiratoire-aigu-severe> and Russian<https://openwho.org/courses/severe-acute-respiratory-infection-ru>)



Module 3:


Health and safety briefing for respiratory diseases - ePROTECT (available in English<https://openwho.org/courses/eprotect-acute-respiratory-infections>, French<https://openwho.org/courses/eprotect-infections-respiratoires-aigues>, Russian<https://openwho.org/courses/eprotect-acute-respiratory-infections-RU>, Indonesian<https://openwho.org/courses/eprotect-infeksi-saluran-nafas-akut> and Portuguese<https://openwho.org/courses/eprotect-infeccoes-respiratorias-agudas>)



Module 4:


Infection Prevention and Control for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (available in English<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC-EN>, French<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC-FR>, Russian<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC-RU>, Japanese<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC-JA>, Indonesian<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC-ID>, Spanish<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-PCI-ES>, Portuguese<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-PCI-PT> and Italian<https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-PCI-IT>)



Module 5:


COVID-19 Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response, currently available in English<https://openwho.org/courses/UNCT-COVID19-preparedness-and-response-EN>, but coming soon in additional languages

Please share these links among your networks.

If you have any questions or comments about the courses or additional learning resources in the pipeline, contact the WHO Learning and Capacity Development Unit (LCD): outbreak.training at who.int<mailto:outbreak.training at who.int>
The modules can be accessed free of charge and you do not need your supervisor’s approval before enrolling.





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