Launching the first postgraduate diploma in medical entomology and disease vector control in Pakistan
(East. Mediterr. health j).
en En
| WHOLIS
| ID: who-118025
Biblioteca responsable:
CH1.1
ABSTRACT
The Health Services Academy has launched a 12-month postgraduate diploma course in medical entomology and disease vector control. The objective is to create a core of experts trained to prevent and control vector-borne diseases. The course is a response to the serious health and socioeconomic burden caused by a number of vector-borne diseases in Pakistan. The persistence, emergence and re-emergence of these diseases is mainly attributed to the scarcity of trained vector-control experts. The training course attempts to fill the gap in trained manpower and thus reduce the morbidity and mortality due to these diseases, resulting in incremental gains to public health. This paper aims to outline the steps taken to establish the course and the perceived challenges to be addressed in order to sustain its future implementation
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
04-international_org
Base de datos:
WHOLIS
Asunto principal:
Curriculum
/
Vectores de Enfermedades
/
Educación de Postgrado en Medicina
/
Entomología
Idioma:
En
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Año:
2010