International Collaboration for Improved Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response in India

Authors

  • Obaghe Edeghere The Health Protection Agency
  • Giri Shankar The Health Protection Agency
  • Alastair Bartholomew The Health Protection Agency
  • SriKrishna Ramachandra Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
  • Vivek Singh Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
  • Pradeep Banandur Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital
  • Linda Parr The Health Protection Agency
  • Kenny Yap The Health Protection Agency
  • Babatunde Olowokure The Health Protection Agency
  • Sue Ibbotson The Health Protection Agency

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4491

Abstract

The International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, provides a framework that supports efforts to improve global health security and as such, there is an expectation that member states will take necessary steps to develop and strengthen systems and capacity for disease surveillance and detection and response to public health threats. To this end, a collaborative project was set up in 2010 to contribute to training a cadre of future trainers in a manner that sustainably supports ongoing efforts to improve the capability and capacity to undertake disease surveillance and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) activities in India.

Author Biography

Obaghe Edeghere, The Health Protection Agency

Dr Obaghe Edeghere is a Consultant Epidemiologist with the Health Protection Agency, UK. His work is primarily focussed on the development and maintenance of infectious disease surveillance systems and field epidemiology. He received his MPH from University of Cardiff in 2001 and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, UK. His interest lies in Healthcare Associated Infections, research methodology and Vaccine Preventable Diseases.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Edeghere, O., Shankar, G., Bartholomew, A., Ramachandra, S., Singh, V., Banandur, P., … Ibbotson, S. (2013). International Collaboration for Improved Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response in India. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4491

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Poster Presentations