2 hours
Measles Control in Emergencies
Health
English
Delivery Modality
Online self-paced
Theme
Operational Capacity for Response
Human Resources
Audience
Civil Society & Community-Based Organizations
Field Level Professionals
Private Sector
UN Staff
Agencies
UNICEF
Certification
No
Measles Control in Emergency Settings (MCES) This course is intended to enhance familiarity with the principles and practice in the prevention, investigation and response to potential measles outbreaks in emergency situations.
Learning objectives:
At the end of this course, you will:
- Understand how measles transmission risk factors are exacerbated by emergency situations.
- Be familiar with measles risk assessment.
- Be familiar with the practical steps in investigating a suspected measles outbreak.
- Be introduced to planning and implementing preventive or outbreak response measles vaccination campaigns of supplemental immunisation activities (SIAs)