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MoPH workshop on communication during crises, health emergencies

Published: 22 Apr 2018 - 08:50 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 03:24 am

QNA

DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, is organising a training workshop on communication during crises and health emergencies.

The three-day workshop aims to enhance national capacity-building for response to any event that represents a public health emergency by focusing on the media and communication aspects in their various forms, while strengthening the coordination mechanisms between the Ministry of Public Health and its partners from other ministries and health care providers in the public sector Including the voluntary community and the academic sector.

The workshop, attended by a team of three World Health Organization experts, is aimed at about 40 participants from various relevant sectors as part of efforts to strengthen national capacities. 

Training will include the development of a technical task force in the relevant sectors and support for the Strategic Plan for Alerting and Communicating during Crisis In general, and health in particular, in cooperation with international health experts.