COVID-19 Ethiopia -Health Worker Training Platform

Background

COVID-19 Ethiopia is a health worker learning/training platform supported by the Community Health Academy-Last Mile Health using the OppiaMobile app technology.

Objective

To reach health workers with appropriate, up-to-date and multimedia aided COVID-19 information and training content on mobile devices accessed anywhere, anytime.

One of the major limiting factors to a timely COVID-19 response is the need for social distancing which prevents traditional capacity building efforts such as face-to-face training. COVID-19 Ethiopia training platform has been developed to address this need in a timely manner.

What is it?

OppiaMobile is an open source mobile learning platform specially designed for delivering learning content such as multimedia and quizzes in low-resource settings. Course content can be developed in Moodle and then exported to run offline on the OppiaMobile Android app.

Who is the Target Audience?

Frontline health workers including; nurses, health officers, physicians, volunteers working in health facilities and other health service delivery points set up for COVID-19 across all 11 regions of Ethiopia.

How Does It Work?

Once COVID-19 Ethiopia is downloaded onto a smart phone or tablet, the training content is readily available for use offline. Users earn points for engagement with the course content, and badges when they complete a course. When a course is updated, users are automatically notified that a new version is available, so they can keep their course content up-to-date.

Rollout

• FMOH, EPHI and Community Health Academy will jointly launch the training platform and upload on google Playstore.

• FMOH/EPHI COVID-19 response teams will endorse, approve uploading of training content and protocols on the platform.

• Frontline health workers, program managers and all public health professionals will be encouraged to download app and access up-to-date and FMOH approved COVID-19 content.

• The training platform/app has already been uploaded on 500 tablets to be distributed by FMOH free of charge to COVID-19 response team members.

• Surveillance

• Case Management

• Laboratory

• Infection Prevention and Control

• Risk Communication and Community Engagement

• COVID-19 handbook for Health Workers

How to Access COVID-19 Ethiopia Training App

Users can download the COVID-19 Ethiopia Training App from the Google Playstore. The App requires minimal storage space at less than 5 MB.

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