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Building stronger, sustainable, equitable societies for pandemic prevention and for navigating the response to the COVID-19 crisis

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

Join the launch the new WHO evidence brief, "COVID-19 and the social determinants of health and health equity", and to discuss the implications of the impacts of the social determinants of health equity for pandemic prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19;
Determinants of health

Commercial Determinants of Health: What are they? Why do they matter? What can we do?

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

This webinar is part of a series of webinars launched by WHO which aims to explore the evidence base of the commercial determinants of health (private sector actions that directly or indirectly impact health, positively or negatively), how these manifest themselves in practice, and potential acti

Topics
Health systems » Health system performance » Access » Health care coverage;
Determinants of health

Commercial Determinants of Health: Measuring what matters to inform action

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

This webinar is part of a series of webinars launched by WHO that aims to explore the evidence base for the commercial determinants of health (private sector actions that directly or indirectly impact health, positively or negatively), how these manifest themselves in practice, and potential acti

Topics
Health systems » Health system performance » Access » Health care coverage;
Determinants of health

Commercial Determinants of Health: data, digital spaces and misinformation

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

This webinar is part of a series of webinars launched by WHO that aims to explore the evidence base for the commercial determinants of health (private sector actions that directly or indirectly impact health, positively or negatively), how these manifest themselves in practice, and potential acti

Topics
Health systems » Health system performance » Access » Health care coverage;
Determinants of health

Global Strategy on Digital Health: collective opportunities for catalyzing collaborative action

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

The panel discussion aims to learn and share ongoing activities on how each constituency can plan a catalytic role in advancing the components of the Digital Strategy, whether at a global, regional, or country level.

Topics
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Physical and technical resources » Medical technology

An introduction to systemic health workforce planning

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

WHO and Health Education England (HEE) are working in collaboration to develop the next international generation of Human Resources for Health (HRH) system leaders. The desire is to create a lasting impact in strengthening health systems in partner countries.

Topics
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Health employment and education » Workforce other

“Video games and noncommunicable diseases”: a public WHO webinar

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

Video-gaming – one of the most popular leisure activities globally – is associated with certain health risks but also has the potential to help in the context of noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases

Understanding Vaccine Acceptance & Strategies to Increase Vaccine Uptake

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
e-Learning
Activity Description

This e-learning course, developed in November 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, aims at increasing understanding of the drivers of vaccine acceptance and design targeted strategies to increase vaccine uptake. 

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19;
Health systems » Health system performance » Quality » Vaccination coverage;
Policy » Response Plan

Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19 response

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
e-Learning
Activity Description

This e-learning course is non-moderated and self-paced. You can decide when to start it, interrupt and resume to continue at any time. In total, the course is designed to take approximately 2 hours to complete.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19;
Policy » Response Plan;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Physical and technical resources » Medical technology;
Policy » Interventions » Contact tracing