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Training initiatives within the AFHSC-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: support for IHR
Jean L Otto1, Priya Baliga, Jose L Sanchez
1Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, 11800 Tech Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA.
BMC Public Health
|March 11, 2011
Summary
The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC-GEIS) conducted 123 global training initiatives in 2009, enhancing public health surveillance and response capacity. This work supported International Health Regulations compliance and strengthened global health partnerships.
Area of Science:
- Global public health
- Infectious disease surveillance
- Military health surveillance
Background:
- Effective public health surveillance and response capacity building relies heavily on comprehensive training.
- Quantifying the impact and scope of training initiatives has historically been challenging.
- The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) plays a crucial role in global health security.
Purpose of the Study:
- To document and describe the public health and emerging infections surveillance training activities undertaken by AFHSC-GEIS and its Department of Defense (DoD) partners in fiscal year 2009.
- To highlight the expansion of training in critical areas such as pandemic preparedness and outbreak response.
- To illustrate the strengthened role of the U.S. military in global public health through engagement with local and civilian institutions.
Main Methods:
- Supported 18 partner organizations in conducting training initiatives.
- Facilitated 123 distinct training events across 40 countries.
- Provided training to 3,130 military, civilian, and host-country personnel.
Main Results:
- Significant expansion of training activities in pandemic preparedness, outbreak investigation, response, emerging infectious disease (EID) surveillance, and pathogen diagnostic techniques.
- Training directly supported compliance with International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005.
- Strengthened U.S. military engagement with local health officials and civilian institutions, enhancing global public health capacity.
Conclusions:
- AFHSC-GEIS successfully expanded its global training efforts in fiscal year 2009, significantly contributing to public health surveillance and response capabilities.
- The training initiatives fostered international collaboration and strengthened compliance with global health regulations.
- The U.S. military's role as a key stakeholder in global public health was reinforced through these capacity-building efforts.
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