One Health Detective Course.

This course is designed to build a multisectoral approach to addressing zoonotic threats. It focuses on the interface between human health, animal health, and the environment to detect, prevent, and stop outbreaks before they spread.  

Target Audience: Professionals working in Human Health (e.g., Ministry of Health), Animal Health (e.g., WEQAA center, veterinarians), Environmental Health (e.g., Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture), Food Safety, and Disaster Management.

Learning Objectives:

·        Define zoonotic diseases and describe their transmission modes.  

·        Understand the importance of the One Health approach and multisectoral collaboration.  

·        Identify connections between humans, animals, and the environment.  

·        Build sustainable One Health systems and coordination mechanisms (MCM).  

·        Perform technical operations like joint surveillance, risk assessment, and coordinated response.

Course Description:

This course offers a comprehensive overview of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), focusing on global trends and the current situation in Saudi Arabia. It is designed for healthcare professionals, public health practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding the impact of STIs on public health.

Participants will explore the latest developments in STI prevention, treatment, and control, while gaining valuable insights into the epidemiological trends, challenges, and progress made in addressing STIs both globally and within Saudi Arabia.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the global epidemiology of STIs.

2. Analyze the current status of STIs in Saudi Arabia.

3. Recognize the key challenges in STI prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

4. Identify progress and initiatives addressing STIs at the global and national levels.

5. Identify the Current Practices in STI Case Detection in Saudi Arabia.

Target Audience:

The course targets individuals interested in public health, healthcare practitioners, and anyone involved in the field of sexually transmitted infections.

الوقاية والسيطرة على حمى الضنك

تهدف الدورة إلى التعريف بطرق الوقاية من حمى الضنك من خلال الدمج بين التثقيف الصحي، والاستكشاف الحشري، والمكافحة الحشرية. يشمل البرنامج التعريف بمرض حمى الضنك وطرق انتقاله، وأعراضه، ودورة حياة الناقل، بالإضافة إلى استراتيجيات الاستكشاف والمكافحة المبنية على الإدارة المتكاملة لناقل المرض.

أهداف الدورة:

1. شرح المفاهيم الأساسية لمرض حمى الضنك من حيث الأسباب وطرق الانتقال والأعراض، وطرق الوقاية.
2. اتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة في حال الاشتباه بحالات حمى الضنك على مستوى الأفراد والمجتمع.
3. تمييز خصائص بعوضة الزاعجة المصرية (Aedes aegypti) ودورة حياتها وتحديد أماكن تكاثرها الشائعة.
4. تنفيذ خطوات الاستكشاف الحشري الميداني والتعرف على أطوار البعوض الناقل باستخدام الأدوات المناسبة.
5. تحديد وتطبيق طرق المكافحة الحشرية المختلفة للأطوار اليرقية والبالغة وفق استراتيجيات الإدارة المتكاملة.

Table of contents

1. Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Symptoms and transmission
4. Hepatitis C Situation
5. Case detection and diagnosis
6. Reporting
7. Treatment
8. Global Health Strategy

Participant will be able to:

• Recognize the current situation of tuberculosis(TB) locally and globally
• Describe the epidemiology of TB and the recent trends in TB.
• Demonstrate knowledge of recent advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.