Using online training to fight against the coronavirus

disease outbreak in Indonesia

10 March 2020 
Statement

Access to critical information and better understanding about the new strain of
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pivotal during the current evolving outbreak (present
continuous). Training can help limit the spread of misinformation and rumour among the
public, as well as support the medical professionals who manage patients at the front
line. 

The global WHO Health Emergencies Programme has been investing in learning and
training opportunities to strengthen preparedness and real-time emergency response to
the international outbreak, and has recently launched several informative training
modules about COVID-19 on its platform in both English and Bahasa Indonesia.
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The course “Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” is
a three-part series providing preparedness information on how health facilities can
respond to a case of COVID-19 including the correct IPC measures to ensure there is
no further virus transmission to healthcare workers, other patients and visitors in the
facility (present continuous). The modules consist of a mixture of videos and
downloadable presentations.

A second training, titled “Health and safety briefing for respiratory diseases –

ePROTECT” provides a general introduction to acute respiratory infections and basic
hygiene measures to protect against infection.

The dual language courses are both tailored specifically to support healthcare workers
and public health professionals to scale up activities for COVID-19.

Since their release earlier this week, the Bahasa Indonesia versions of the two health
courses have already amassed more than 3 000 enrollments collectively.
The free learning resources are available to anyone interested in COVID-19 on both
WHO Indonesia’s website and OpenWHO.org, WHO’s open learning platform for
emergencies.

The OpenWHO platform was established 3 years ago to support emergency health
scenarios where WHO needs to reach millions of people across the globe with real-
time, accessible learning materials.

For the latest information on the coronavirus disease outbreak in Indonesia, visit the
designated WHO Indonesia coronavirus disease (COVID-19) page.

Contact

WHO Indonesia media unit may be contacted via email at seinocomm@who.int