The Ethiopian Public Well being Institute (EPHI), in collaboration with the World Well being Group (WHO) and the Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), with funding from the European Civil Safety and Humanitarian Assist Operations (ECHO), lately concluded Coaching of Trainers (TOT) to advance Ethiopia’s Public Well being Emergency Administration (PHEM) by digital innovation.

The primary session, held from February 10–16, 2025, introduced collectively 55 individuals, whereas the second session, from February 17–21, 2025, targeted on 17 IT directors and knowledge managers to assist system customization, administration and implementation in any respect ranges.  

The coaching empowered individuals with sensible expertise in using the brand new digital Public Well being Emergency Administration (ePHEM) system, a digital platform aimed toward enhancing preparedness, fast detection, and well timed and coordinated response to public well being emergencies.

Contributors acquired hands-on coaching in numerous modules crucial to efficient emergency administration, together with:

• Occasion-Primarily based Surveillance: Enhancing early detection and response by efficient sign administration from various sources.
• One Well being Collaboration: Strengthening built-in surveillance and fast data alternate between human, animal, and environmental well being sectors.
• Incident Administration: Implementing structured response measures, defining clear roles, and facilitating real-time useful resource monitoring and reporting.
• Workforce Administration: Streamlining emergency workforce deployment, profiling, and workforce coordination.
• Accomplice Coordination: Enhancing transparency and collaboration by monitoring associate actions, stopping duplication, and maximizing useful resource utilization.
• Superior Knowledge Analytics and Visualization: Using interactive dashboards, GIS mapping, and predictive analytics for knowledgeable decision-making and fast response.
• System Integration and Interoperability: Making certain seamless integration with Ethiopia’s present well being methods, together with DHIS2, EIOS, HMIS, and Factors of Entry (POE), offering versatile knowledge alternate choices and deployment flexibility.

Moreover, 17 individuals acquired specialised IT coaching on software program administration and customization of the ePHEM system.

This coaching is a key step within the digitalization of public well being emergency administration, bettering real-time knowledge assortment, evaluation, and response. By integrating ePHEM with DHIS2, Ethiopia is remodeling its public well being emergency administration system and enhancing data-driven decision-making, making certain a extra environment friendly and well timed response to well being threats.