ATTENTION INCIDENT COMMANDER (that's you): There is a suspected outbreak of Rift Valley Fever along the border of your country and Neighborville. It's time for action. You are part of the leadership in charge of all communication and coordination activities. Review the case study, and let's get to work!
The West African Health Organisation has developed this course in collaboration with European Union, GIZ, GFA Consulting Group
and the Institute Régional de Santé Publique.
Welcome! You're in the right place. Let's start here: Begin by watching the brief, informative video. Then apply what you've learned in the video (and what you already know) to the related course activity. Keep in mind that successful completion of the online activities will help you be more successful in the face-to-face workshop that's offered as part of the Communication and Coordination learning series. Do your best!
Questions? Ideas? Share them with your fellow learners in the discussion forums. Onward and upward!
Describe the Incident Command System (ICS) and the Incident Management System (IMS);
On completion of this module you should be able to:
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
The 'Communication and Coordination' workshop is designed to build upon the learnings in the online course. In the workshop, you'll take your knowledge of communication and coordination to the next level -- building upon the solid foundation you gained in the online portion of the course. In addition to reinforcing the foundational concepts in the online course, the workshop moves into new territory, where you can collaborate with regional colleagues to maximize your emergency response efforts.