基于证据的决策:为东非决策者提供传染病建模培训
Sylvia K Ofori1, Emmanuelle A Dankwa1, Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi2
1Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Annals of global health
|March 25, 2024
概括
东非的数学建模培训建立了传染病控制的公共卫生能力. 该计划成功地为专业人士提供了用于政策决策的建模的设备,参与者满意度很高.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数学生物学 数学生物学
背景情况:
- 数学建模对于传染病疫情控制和政策决策至关重要.
- 非洲有限的专业知识阻碍了这些建模工具的有效使用.
- 迫切需要在非洲建立数学建模能力,以告知公共卫生政策.
研究的目的:
- 描述东非公共卫生专业人员实施数学建模培训计划的实施情况.
- 评估培训在建立传染病建模能力方面的有效性.
- 评估该计划对政策相关研究和决策的影响.
主要方法:
- 采用了以交付成果为导向的,通过实践学习的方法.
- 培训包括两次面对面的会议和实习期间的密集指导.
- 实习生反被用来每周调整课程结构和内容.
主要成果:
- 来自卢旺达,肯尼亚和乌干达的10名参与者从大量申请人中被选中.
- 实习生培养了传染病模型开发和批判性评估方面的技能.
- 参与者根据他们的建模研究制作了政策简报,并提交给利益相关者.
结论:
- 数学建模培训提高了非洲传染病管理的研究能力和政策支持.
- 该计划的成功归功于机构的支持,学员的承诺,指导和持续的评估.
- 培训显示了高水平的参与者满意度和愿意推这门课程.
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