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 Support Operations (ECHO), lately concluded Coaching of Trainers (TOT) to advance Ethiopia’s Public Well being Emergency Administration (PHEM) by means of digital innovation.

The primary session, held from February 10–16, 2025, introduced collectively 55 members, 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 members with sensible expertise in using the brand new digital Public Well being Emergency Administration (ePHEM) system, a digital platform aimed toward enhancing preparedness, speedy detection, and well timed and coordinated response to public well being emergencies.

Individuals acquired hands-on coaching in varied modules important to efficient emergency administration, together with:

• Occasion-Based mostly Surveillance: Enhancing early detection and response by means of efficient sign administration from numerous sources.
• One Well being Collaboration: Strengthening built-in surveillance and speedy info change 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.
• Companion Coordination: Enhancing transparency and collaboration by monitoring associate actions, stopping duplication, and maximizing useful resource utilization.
• Superior Information Analytics and Visualization: Using interactive dashboards, GIS mapping, and predictive analytics for knowledgeable decision-making and speedy response.
• System Integration and Interoperability: Making certain seamless integration with Ethiopia’s present well being techniques, together with DHIS2, EIOS, HMIS, and Factors of Entry (POE), offering versatile knowledge change choices and deployment flexibility.

Moreover, 17 members 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 reworking 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.