52 experts trained in epidemic response in Burkina Faso
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso
Fifty-two professionals from eight African countries have completed six months of theoretical and practical training in epidemic response in Burkina Faso. All passed and now master case-management protocols and emergency health intervention strategies, according to Lefaso.
Fifty-two health and communications professionals from eight West African and Sahel countries have been trained in epidemic response in Burkina Faso, Lefaso reports. The group includes general practitioners, nurses, communicators, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, psychiatrists and doctors from the defence and security forces.
The training combined six months of theoretical instruction and practical work on case-management protocols and intervention strategies during epidemiological alerts. The participants came from Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Togo, Chad, Senegal and Burkina Faso. They all passed, giving a 100% success rate, according to Lefaso.
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