#INTRODUCTION
This course is technically designed to suit professionals in the job market through imparting practical skills on how to use GIS to overcome the major challenges faced during phases of disease outbreak, surveillance and monitoring.
Participants will acquire hands-on skills in use of Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool to capture, store, analyze, manage, and visualize disease cases data that is geographically linked.
#KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Basic GIS concepts and terminologies
- Introduction to spatial information
- Introduction to Epidemiology concepts
- Mobile data collection using ODK.
- Data collection using hand held GPS devices
- Types and methods of risk assessment, risk evaluation, cost-benefit analysis.
- Assessment of elements at risk using GIS.
- Application of GIS in Multi-criteria analysis in vulnerability assessment.
- GIS mapping of priority public health problems
- GIS mapping of most at risk populations
- Creating a risk map
- GIS in Disease transmission and progression mapping
- GIS as a Decision Support System for Public Health Management (What, where, when, how and why analysis)
#EVENT DETAILS & ONLINE REGISTRATION
LOCATION: NAIROBI, KENYA
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