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  • Public Health
  • Emergency Response
  • Workforce Development

Background:

  • Increasing frequency, complexity, and severity of public health emergencies due to political instability, weak health systems, climate change, and displaced populations.
  • Need for clearly defined skillsets within the emergency response workforce for effective public health activities.
  • Importance of local context awareness and culturally appropriate responses in emergency management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define required competencies for the emergency response workforce.
  • To develop recommendations for culturally and contextually appropriate emergency responses.
  • To reduce long-term international deployments in major emergency responses.

Main Methods:

  • Mixed-methods study employing an exploratory sequential design.
  • Integration of four data sources: key informant interviews, scoping literature review, surveys, and semistructured interviews.
  • Qualitative emphasis with thematic analysis (NVivo V.11) and quantitative analysis (Stata V.15).

Main Results:

  • Study aims to provide local and international responders with input on emergency response roles and competencies.
  • Development of evidence-based recommendations addressing lessons and challenges in emergency response.
  • Findings will inform future major emergency responses, ensuring cultural and contextual appropriateness.

Conclusions:

  • Defining a skilled emergency response workforce is crucial for managing complex public health emergencies.
  • Recommendations will enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of emergency responses.
  • Study contributes to developing more context-aware and less externally dependent emergency management strategies.