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Wavuti ya Uzinduzi wa Ulimwenguni: Inafaa kwa kusudi? Mbinu za Uratibu wa Kimataifa za Majibu ya Mlipuko wa Kiwango Kikubwa katika Mipangilio ya Kibinadamu

23 JANUARY 2024 | 09:00-10:00 EST / 13:00-14:00 UTC / 15:00-16:00 EAT || Speakers: Paul Spiegel, Abdi Raman Mahamud, Natalie Roberts, Sorcha O’Callaghan, Sonia Walia (see speaker bios below)

This webinar launched READY’s new report: Fit for purpose? Global Coordination Mechanisms of Large-Scale Epidemic Responses in Humanitarian Settings.

The paper, developed in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, examines global structures and processes on epidemic coordination mechanisms and provides clear recommendations for improving large-scale epidemic response coordination in humanitarian emergencies. View/download this two-page brief that outlines the background, methodology, and key recommendations, and/or view/download the complete report (1 MB .pdf).
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Moderated by Paul Spiegel, Director at the Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins University, the webinar featured an expert panel discussion between public health and humanitarian experts.

Jiandikishe kwa orodha ya barua pepe ya READY kupokea matangazo ya siku za usoni kuhusu fursa za mafunzo, mifumo ya mtandao na masasisho mengine.

Msimamizi na wanajopo aliyeangaziwa:
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  • Msimamizi: Paul Spiegel, Director, Center for Humanitarian Health at John Hopkins University
  • Wanajopo
    • Abdi Raman Mahamud, Director for Alert and Response, World Health Organization
    • Natalie Roberts, Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières UK
    • Sorcha O’Callaghan, Director Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
    • Sonia Walia, Senior Health Advisor, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance USAID

Tukio hili liliandaliwa na mpango wa READY, unaoongozwa na Save the Children, na kufadhiliwa na Ofisi ya Usaidizi wa Kibinadamu ya USAID.

Jiandikishe kwa orodha ya barua pepe ya READY kupokea matangazo ya siku za usoni kuhusu fursa za mafunzo, mifumo ya mtandao na masasisho mengine.

Expert Moderator and Panelist Bios

Paul Spiegel, Director, Center for Humanitarian Health at John Hopkins University

Dr. Spiegel, a Canadian physician and epidemiologist by training, is one of the few humanitarians in the world who both responds to and researches humanitarian emergencies. He is internationally recognized for his research on preventing and responding to humanitarian emergencies, and more recently broader issues of migration. Beginning in 1992 as a Medical Coordinator responding to the refugee crisis for the “lost boys of Sudan” in Kenya, Dr. Spiegel has responded to and managed numerous humanitarian crises in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East for over 30 years. Most recently he managed the emergency response for WHO in Afghanistan (Nov/Dec 2021) and in Europe for the Ukrainian refugees (Mar/Apr 2022).

Dr. Spiegel is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and Professor of the Practice in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH). Before JHSPH, Dr. Spiegel was the Deputy Director of Program Support and Management and the Chief of Public Health at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He previously worked as a Medical Epidemiologist in the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, a Medical Coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde in refugee emergencies and has been a consultant for numerous international organizations including the Canadian Red Cross and WHO. Dr. Spiegel was the first Chair of the Funding Committee for Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (2013-2018). He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles on humanitarian health and migration. He has served as a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission for Migration and Health and the Lancet Commission on Syria. He is currently co-chair of Lancet Migration.

Abdirahman Raman Mahamud, Director for Alert and Response, World Health Organization

Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud is a global public health leader and a medical epidemiologist with over 20 years’ experience working in clinical medicine, humanitarian health responses, coordinating prevention, preparedness, and responses to vaccine-preventable diseases, epidemics, pandemics, and other public health emergencies at the national, regional, and international levels. Dr Mahamud is the current director, a.i, of Alert and Response Coordination department, WHO Health Emergencies Program since January 2022, leading WHO’s functions in early detection, risk assessment, event management, and response coordination of acute public health events including the 65 graded emergencies in 2023 under the three-tier grading. system.

Dr Mahamud was the Global COVID-19 Incident Manager, coordinating WHO’s COVID-19 technical, operational, and strategical response plans in 2021–2023. Dr Mahamud was immediately deployed to Manila, Philippines after the initial cases of novel coronaviruses were confirmed in January 2020, where he was the WHO’s West Pacific Region COVID-19 Incident Manager during the first phase of the pandemic response. Previously, Dr Mahamud worked as the WHO Pakistan National Team Leader for Polio Eradication Program and was a key member of Pakistan’s National Emergency Operation Centre for five years. Dr Mahamud has worked as disease surveillance officer in Dadaab, northeastern Kenya, then the world’s biggest refugee camp, in 2008–2010, where he participated and supported preparedness, detection and response of communicable disease outbreaks.

Natalie Roberts, Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UK

Dr Natalie Roberts is the Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the UK. A medical doctor, she has worked for MSF in various medical humanitarian contexts in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, including in settings of violence and conflict, infectious disease outbreaks, population displacement, natural disaster and nutritional crises. Between 2016 and 2019 Natalie was the Head of Emergency Operations for MSF in Paris, during which time MSF was part of the response to the world’s 2ndlargest Ebola outbreak in Eastern DRC. Between 2020 and 2022 she was a Director of Studies at Crash, an MSF thinktank, where the focus of her reflection was MSF’s positioning and practices relating to epidemic response, particularly Ebola. Natalie holds a medical degree from Cambridge University and Imperial College London. She also holds an MA in the History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge, and an MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS London.

Sorcha O’Callaghan, Director Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Sorcha O’Callaghan is the Director of the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI, one of the world’s leading think tanks on humanitarian affairs. She leads HPG’s strategy, representation and fundraising for research on rights in crises, humanitarian system reform, and resilience in climate and conflict affected environments. A specialist in displacement, civilian protection and humanitarian action, she has worked extensively in East Africa and her policy, academic and media work has been published widely. Prior to HPG she was Head of Humanitarian Policy at the British Red Cross and previously coordinated the Sudan Advocacy Coalition, an NGO policy and advocacy consortium in Sudan. With a background in law, Sorcha has also worked in the refugee and asylum sector in Ireland.

Sonia Walia, Senior Health Advisor, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance

Sonia Walia is a Senior Health Advisor for USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), which leads the US Government’s international disaster assistance efforts. With a mandate to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters, BHA monitors, mitigates, and responds to global hazards and humanitarian needs. As a Senior Health Advisor, Ms. Walia supports the Bureau’s responses through humanitarian health technical assistance, providing technical leadership and guidance within the US Government and globally. She has responded to complex emergencies and natural disasters for over 15 years, including South Sudan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma, and Indonesia. Ms. Walia also served on USAID’s COVID-19 Task Force as an advisor under the Program and Strategic Planning Pillar. During the West Africa Ebola Response, she served as the Team Lead in Sierra Leone for the Disaster Assistance Response Team and deployed multiple times to support USAID’s response to Ebola in Northeast DRC. She continues to be very active in the Global Health Cluster and sits on its Strategic Advisory Group. She works across the US Government’s interagency to educate on and advocate for humanitarian health assistance. Ms. Walia holds a Respiratory Therapy degree from the Medical College of Georgia and Master of Public Health degree from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Jiandikishe kwa orodha ya barua pepe ya READY kupokea matangazo ya siku za usoni kuhusu fursa za mafunzo, mifumo ya mtandao na masasisho mengine.

This event is hosted by the READY initiative, led by Save the Children, and funded by the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.

Uzinduzi wa Mtandao wa Ulimwenguni wa Uigaji Mpya—Mlipuko READY2 !: Thisland in Crisis

READY held the global launch webinar of Mlipuko TAYARI 2!: Nchi hii iko katika Mgogoro on Thursday, 14 December.

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Jiandikishe kwa orodha ya barua pepe ya READY kupokea matangazo ya siku za usoni kuhusu fursa za mafunzo, mifumo ya mtandao na masasisho mengine

Mlipuko TAYARI 2!: Nchi hii iko katika Mgogoro is an online digital simulation designed to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian health practitioners to respond to infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings. Players take the role of a Health Program Manager leading an NGO health response during an evolving infectious disease outbreak. Throughout the simulation, players must identify, assess, and interpret sources of data to plan and implement an integrated outbreak response that prioritizes risk communication and community engagement, protection principles, and staff safety and wellbeing. Through a unique, digital interpretation of an outbreak simulation, Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis brings the complex nature of a humanitarian outbreak response to life.

Mlipuko TAYARI 2!: Nchi hii iko katika Mgogoro and its accompanying solo-play and group facilitation tools are now available to access via the READY website. This launch event included a live demo of Mlipuko TAYARI 2! and featured information about the simulation and its corresponding facilitation tools, including how individuals and organizations can utilize this unique training opportunity.

We would like to thank the many individuals who contributed to the development of Mlipuko TAYARI 2!: Nchi hii iko katika Mgogoro. We invite you to play the simulation and to share it within your networks.

This event ws hosted by the READY initiative, led by Save the Children, and funded by the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.

Jiandikishe kwa orodha ya barua pepe ya READY kupokea matangazo ya siku za usoni kuhusu fursa za mafunzo, mifumo ya mtandao na masasisho mengine

Tukio la Uzinduzi: Kitendo Kinachoongozwa Ndani Yako katika Mwitikio wa Kuzuka

29 NOVEMBA 2023 | 08:00-09:00 EST / 13:00-14:00 BST / 15:00-16:00 EAT || Uzinduzi wa ripoti mpya kuhusu maendeleo kuelekea utayari wa kuzuka na kukabiliana na mlipuko unaoongozwa na wenyeji | Wazungumzaji: Degan Ali, Adeso; Jameel Abdo, Tamdeen Youth Foundation; Dk. Eba Pasha, Nguzo ya Afya Ulimwenguni; Alex Mutanganayi Yogolelo, Mtaalamu wa Afya ya Umma wa Kibinadamu (Tazama wasifu kamili wa mzungumzaji hapa chini)
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Mpango wa READY ulialika jumuiya ya afya ya kibinadamu kwenye uzinduzi wa ripoti hii mpya: Kwa nini kuchelewa? Mitazamo ya watendaji wa kitaifa na wa ndani juu ya maendeleo kuelekea utayari na mwitikio wa mlipuko wa ndani unaoongozwa wakati wa a mtandao wa saa moja tarehe 29 Novemba (08:00-09:00 EST / 13:00-14:00 BST / 15:00-16:00 EAT). Ripoti hiyo inapatikana kama a PDF yenye kurasa 38; a muhtasari wa kurasa mbili inapatikana pia.

Karatasi, iliyoandaliwa kwa ushirikiano na Anthropolojia, inaunganisha mitazamo ya ndani juu ya hatua zinazohitajika ili kuharakisha mabadiliko kwa hatua madhubuti na yenye maana inayoongozwa na wenyeji katika kujiandaa na kukabiliana na milipuko kuu ya magonjwa katika mazingira ya kibinadamu, na kujibu vyema mahitaji ya jumla ya watu walioathiriwa. .

Mtandao huo ulisimamiwa na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Adeso Degan Aliand alionyesha mjadala wa jopo la wataalam kati ya wataalam wa kimataifa na wa kitaifa wa kibinadamu na afya ya umma na tafakari zao juu ya changamoto za ujanibishaji na suluhisho zilizopendekezwa ili kuendeleza hatua zinazoongozwa na ndani katika utayari wa kuzuka, utayari, na juhudi za kukabiliana.

Msimamizi na wanajopo aliyeangaziwa

  • Msimamizi: Degan Ali, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Adeso, Kenya
  • Wanajopo:
    • Jameel Abdo, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Tamdeen Youth Foundation, Yemen
    • Dk. Eba Pasha, Afisa Ufundi, Klasta ya Afya Ulimwenguni
    • Dkt. Alex Mutanganayi Yogolelo, Mtaalamu wa Kibinadamu wa Afya ya Umma, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo

(Tazama wasifu kamili wa spika hapa chini)

Tukio hili liliandaliwa na mpango wa READY, unaoongozwa na Save the Children, na kufadhiliwa na Ofisi ya Usaidizi wa Kibinadamu ya USAID.

Wasifu wa Moderator na Panelist

Degan Ali, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji - Adeso (Moderator)

Degan Ali ni kiongozi mashuhuri wa kimataifa wa kibinadamu ambaye amekuwa mstari wa mbele kuhama madaraka kwa miongo kadhaa. Yeye ni Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellow for Social Innovation, mchangiaji wa Taasisi ya Maendeleo ya Overseas/Kikundi cha Sera za Kibinadamu na Jarida la Usalama wa Chakula Ulimwenguni. Degan pia ni mwanzilishi mwenza wa mtandao wa kwanza wa jumuiya ya kiraia ya Global South kwa mashirika ya kibinadamu ya ndani na ya kitaifa, Mtandao wa Majibu ya Misaada Inayowezeshwa (KARIBU). Yeye ni mvumbuzi, anayetafsiri mawazo ya msingi katika vitendo, kama vile kuanzisha uhawilishaji mkubwa wa kwanza wa fedha, mwaka wa 2003 nchini Somalia, na kusababisha mpito wa kukubalika kwa usaidizi wa fedha duniani. Kazi yake imeonyeshwa kwenye The New York Times, Al Jazeera, na The Guardian. Mafanikio yake makuu yanajumuisha kuongoza Adeso katika kuanzisha uhamishaji fedha, kuanzisha lengo la ujanibishaji la 25% kama sehemu ya Ahadi ya Grand Bargain. Yeye yuko nchini Kenya na anafanya kazi na mashirika na wahisani kote ulimwenguni, akileta pamoja na kutambua juhudi za kuondoa ukoloni wa misaada na uhisani.

Jameel Abdo, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Tamdeen Youth Foundation (Jopo)

Jameel Abdo ana uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka 22 katika usimamizi wa programu na mradi katika nyanja za kibinadamu na zisizo za kibinadamu na uzoefu wa miaka 15 katika nyadhifa za usimamizi. Jameel ana Shahada ya Uzamili katika Usimamizi wa Mradi na Shahada ya Sayansi katika Uhandisi wa Kiraia. Jameel ana zaidi ya miaka saba ya uzoefu wa uongozi katika kazi ya kibinadamu, usimamizi wa mradi wa majibu ya dharura, ufufuaji wa uchumi, ujenzi wa amani, na maendeleo ya ndani. Anaelewa kikamilifu muktadha wa kibinadamu na kijamii na mahitaji ya watu na makundi yaliyoathiriwa na migogoro nchini Yemen. Jameel ni Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Tamdeen Youth Foundation, ambayo inaongoza harakati za ujanibishaji nchini Yemen. Jameel anafanya kazi kwa karibu na ICVA, RSH, NEAR, na majukwaa mengine ya kitaifa, kikanda na kimataifa. Jameel ni mwanachama wa Baraza la Uongozi la KARIBU na mwanachama wa Kikundi cha Sera ya Uendeshaji na Utetezi (OPAG).

Dr. Eba Pasha, Afisa Ufundi, Global Health Cluster (Jopo)

Dk. Eba Pasha ni mtaalamu wa afya ya umma duniani na daktari wa dharura na mwenye tajriba ya zaidi ya miaka 20 ya kufanya kazi katika majanga ya kibinadamu, dharura za kiafya, uimarishaji wa mfumo wa afya na uratibu katika nchi dhaifu, zenye migogoro au zenye kipato cha chini. Yeye ni afisa wa ufundi wa Global Health Cluster (GHC) anayesaidia kutengeneza na kutekeleza mkakati wake wa ujanibishaji, na vile vile anaongoza kwa Timu ya Kazi ya COVID-19 ambayo pamoja na washirika 30 walizalisha, mwongozo wa zana, utetezi, pamoja na masomo tuliyojifunza kuhusu. Jibu la COVID-19 katika mazingira ya kibinadamu. Dk Pasha amefanya kazi na mashirika mbalimbali kutoka kwa NGOs za ndani hadi za kimataifa, UN, na wafadhili. Yeye pia ni mwanzilishi mwenza na mkurugenzi wa NGO ndogo inayofanya kazi katika maeneo ya vijijini yenye mafuriko ya Bangladesh, nchi yake ya urithi, inayozingatia shughuli za uwezeshaji wa wanawake, huduma za afya ikiwa ni pamoja na CEmONC, elimu ya watoto na mara nyingi wahusika wa msingi na pekee katika majanga. Ana utaalam wa kiufundi katika uratibu na ujenzi wa makubaliano, kukuza viwango vya chini katika mwitikio wa kibinadamu, ukuzaji wa mkakati, utafiti wa ubora na upimaji, ufuatiliaji na tathmini.

Dkt. Alex Mutanganayi Yogolelo, Mtaalamu wa Kibinadamu wa Afya ya Umma (Jopo)

Dk. Alex Mutanganayi Yogolelo ni mwigizaji aliyejitolea wa kibinadamu na ujuzi uliokuzwa wa kutafakari kimkakati, uchambuzi wa kina na ujuzi wa uongozi ambao unaweza kutumika katika baadhi ya mazingira magumu na changamano duniani kote. Maeneo ya utaalamu ya Dk. Alex ni pamoja na ukuzaji na usimamizi wa mwitikio wa kibinadamu, kusaidia utekelezaji wa programu ya sekta nyingi kwa kutoa uangalizi wa kimkakati wa jumla kwa jalada la programu, na kuhakikisha kwamba programu zinawasilishwa kwa kiwango, upeo, ubora na ufaao. uwajibikaji unaotarajiwa. Dk. Alex alianza kazi yake katika NGOs tofauti za ndani za Kongo kama mshauri wa afya na alifanya kazi kama daktari katika hospitali mbalimbali ndani na nje ya DRC. Alijiunga na Save the Children International (SCI) mnamo Oktoba 2014 ili kukabiliana na mlipuko wa Ebola Afrika Magharibi. Kuanzia Agosti 2018 hadi Machi 2020, Dk. Alex alikuwa kiongozi wa kliniki wa Ebola na naibu wa kiongozi wa SCI katika Grand Nord Kivu yenye makao yake Beni, DRC na alijiunga na Kinshasa mnamo Aprili 2020 kusaidia mwitikio wa COVID-19 huku timu ya kukabiliana nayo ikiongoza.

Jiandikishe kwa orodha ya barua pepe ya READY kupokea matangazo ya siku za usoni kuhusu fursa za mafunzo, mifumo ya mtandao na masasisho mengine