Media Statement: Using online training to fight against the coronavirus disease

Access to critical information and better understanding about the new strain of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pivotal during the current evolving outbreak. Training can help limit the spread of misinformation and rumour among the public, as well as support the medical professionals who manage patients at the front line.

The global WHO Health Emergencies Programme has been investing in learning and training opportunities to strengthen preparedness and real-time emergency response to the international outbreak, and has recently launched several informative training modules about COVID-19 on its platform in both English and Bahasa Indonesia.

The course “Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” is a three-part series providing preparedness information on how health facilities can respond to a case of COVID-19 including the correct IPC measures to ensure there is no further virus transmission to healthcare workers, other patients and visitors in the facility. The modules consist of a mixture of videos and downloadable presentations.

A second training, titled “Health and safety briefing for respiratory diseases – ePROTECT” provides a general introduction to acute respiratory infections and basic hygiene measures to protect against infection.

The dual language courses are both tailored specifically to support healthcare workers and public health professionals to scale up activities for COVID-19.

Since their release earlier this week, the Bahasa Indonesia versions of the two health courses have already amassed more than 3 000 enrollments collectively.

The free learning resources are available to anyone interested in COVID-19 on both WHO Indonesia’s website and OpenWHO.org, WHO’s open learning platform for emergencies.

The OpenWHO platform was established 3 years ago to support emergency health scenarios where WHO needs to reach millions of people across the globe with real-time, accessible learning materials.

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