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Review
. 2011 Mar 4;11 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S5.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-S2-S5.

Training initiatives within the AFHSC-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: support for IHR (2005)

Jean L Otto  1 , Priya Baliga, Jose L Sanchez, Matthew C Johns, Gregory C Gray, John Grieco, Andres G Lescano, Jerry L Mothershead, Eric J Wagar, David L Blazes; AFHSC-GEIS Training Writing Group; Rachel Achila, Whitney Baker, Patrick Blair, Matthew Brown, Wallace Bulimo, Denis Byarugaba, Rodney Coldren, Michael Cooper, Mariette Ducatez, Benjamin Espinosa, Peerach Ewings, Alicia Guerrero, Tony Hawksworth, Christina Jackson, John D Klena, Scott Kraus, Victor Macintosh, Moustafa Mansour, Gen Maupin, John Maza, Joel Montgomery, Lucy Ndip, Julie Pavlin, Miguel Quintana, Webby Richard, Danielle Rosenau, Tamer Saeed, Lucinda Sinclair, Ina Smith, James Smith, Timothy Styles, Maha Talaat, Steven Tobias, Jennifer Vettori, John Villinski, Fred Wabwire-Mangen
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Training initiatives within the AFHSC-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: support for IHR (2005)

Jean L Otto et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Training is a key component of building capacity for public health surveillance and response, but has often been difficult to quantify. During fiscal 2009, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) supported 18 partner organizations in conducting 123 training initiatives in 40 countries for 3,130 U.S. military, civilian and host-country personnel. The training assisted with supporting compliance with International Health Regulations, IHR (2005). Training activities in pandemic preparedness, outbreak investigation and response, emerging infectious disease (EID) surveillance and pathogen diagnostic techniques were expanded significantly. By engaging local health and other government officials and civilian institutions, the U.S. military's role as a key stakeholder in global public health has been strengthened and has contributed to EID-related surveillance, research and capacity-building initiatives specified elsewhere in this issue. Public health and emerging infections surveillance training accomplished by AFHSC-GEIS and its Department of Defense (DoD) partners during fiscal 2009 will be tabulated and described.

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AFHSC-GEIS-Funded Training Initiatives by AFHSC-GEIS Priority Pillar, October 2008-September 2009
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Geographic Distribution of AFHSC-GEIS-Funded Training Initiatives, October 2008-September 2009
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