7 Topics
5 Days
35 Sessions
Programme Overview
Training Description
Who Should Attend
- Occupational Health and Safety Professionals
- Humanitarian and NGO Programme Managers
- International Development Professionals
- Risk Management Professionals
- Health Security and Biosecurity Professionals
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Management Professionals
- Supply Chain and Health Logistics Professionals
- Crisis Communication and Public Information Officers
- Community Health and Engagement Professionals
- Professionals responsible for pandemic preparedness, outbreak response, health security, emergency management, public health planning, and organizational resilience.
Session Objectives
- Apply principles of infectious disease epidemiology. Develop robust health policy frameworks for crisis management. Utilize surveillance and early warning systems. Master risk communication and community engagement. Implement effective response strategies and resource allocation. Address ethical issues and equity in pandemic response
About the Course
Managing Pandemics & Global Health Threats is an advanced training course designed to equip public health professionals, emergency managers, policymakers, organizational leaders, and humanitarian practitioners with the knowledge and strategic tools required to anticipate, prepare for, manage, and recover from pandemics and other major global health emergencies.Particular emphasis is placed on pandemic preparedness frameworks, outbreak response, incident management, public health communication, misinformation management, cross-border coordination, resource mobilization, continuity of essential services, and collaboration between governments, health organizations, communities, and international partners.
Through case studies, scenario-based exercises, simulations, and strategic planning activities, participants will develop practical approaches for strengthening institutional preparedness, coordinating multi-agency responses, protecting vulnerable populations, maintaining essential services, and building resilient health and emergency management systems.
Curriculum & Topics
7 Topics | 35 Sessions
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Workshop 1.1:
Historical and emerging global pandemic trends
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Workshop 1.2:
Disease drivers: zoonotic spillovers, travel, urbanization
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Workshop 1.3:
International frameworks: IHR, GHSA, One Health
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Workshop 1.4:
Cross-border collaboration and data sharing
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Workshop 1.5:
Lessons from COVID-19, Ebola, SARS, and H1N1
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Workshop 2.1:
Types of surveillance: sentinel, syndromic, event-based
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Workshop 2.2:
Integrating lab networks and diagnostic capacity
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Workshop 2.3:
Early warning tools and outbreak alert thresholds
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Workshop 2.4:
Community-based and digital surveillance innovations
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Workshop 2.5:
Real-time data sharing and health intelligence platforms
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Workshop 3.1:
Developing national and subnational preparedness plans
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Workshop 3.2:
Capacity assessments and health emergency simulations
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Workshop 3.3:
Forecasting outbreak dynamics using epidemiological models
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Workshop 3.4:
Scenario planning for resource and infrastructure stress
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Workshop 3.5:
Designing scalable and flexible response frameworks
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Workshop 4.1:
Case management, isolation, and contact tracing protocols
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Workshop 4.2:
Infection prevention and control (IPC) in health facilities
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Workshop 4.3:
Quarantine and movement restriction measures
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Workshop 4.4:
Coordination of inter-agency field response teams
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Workshop 4.5:
Mass testing and community health mobilization
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Workshop 5.1:
Supply chain management for PPE, diagnostics, and therapeutics
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Workshop 5.2:
Surge workforce deployment and staffing plans
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Workshop 5.3:
Vaccine readiness and cold chain logistics
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Workshop 5.4:
Emergency medical services and triage protocols
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Workshop 5.5:
Hospital preparedness and bed capacity planning
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Workshop 6.1:
Building public trust during pandemics
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Workshop 6.2:
Messaging strategies for behavioral change and misinformation control
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Workshop 6.3:
Social listening and feedback integration
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Workshop 6.4:
Engaging local influencers and civil society
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Workshop 6.5:
Addressing stigma and promoting public health compliance
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Workshop 7.1:
Post-pandemic recovery planning and system adaptation
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Workshop 7.2:
Mental health support for frontline workers and affected communities
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Workshop 7.3:
Restoring disrupted health services and supply chains
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Workshop 7.4:
Strengthening primary care and universal health coverage
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Workshop 7.5:
Institutionalizing pandemic preparedness into health policy
