Assessment of Needs, Requirements & Capacity for Training in Surveillance

In September and October, a team of Malawi public health experts performed an assessment of needs, requirements and capacity for training in surveillance in the country. I was hired by WHO as consultant to develop an assessment tool to support this process and the assessment team in Malawi. During a workshop of 3 days in October, I joined the team in Malawi to draft a plan of action for training the surveillance workforce. We reviewed the results and recommendations of the assessment, and selected training activities to build a stronger capacity for surveillance in Malawi.