The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is pleased to present four new free online courses that you can find and take on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health. These courses, designed and created by PAHO experts, are aimed at health professionals interested in deepening their training in immunization topics.
Targeted Audience
Primary health care professionals and those in charge of vaccination services.
Health professionals entering the workforce or looking to update their technical skills.
Managers of national EPI programs in the Americas interested in enhancing their knowledge and management capacities of the national vaccination program.
Students and faculty in the health and public health sector.
To communicate the basic concepts about vaccines and vaccination operations to all health professionals to generate greater trust among patients and promote vaccines in their community.
To provide essential and updated information on 15 VPDs, their modes of transmission, case definitions, diagnostic methods, and the vaccination schedule recommended by PAHO.
To offer essential and updated training on surveillance operations to national EPI personnel working at all levels to ensure the identification, notification, and response to outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD).
To provide essential and updated information on the implementation of the management of a national EPI, so that participants understand the main operations and components of the program.
Communication materials
The Special Program Comprehensive Immunization of PAHO would like to request your collaboration in promoting this online training program in your countries. Access to all materials is free through the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health To this end, we are sharing below some communication materials that you can use to publish on your social media and newsletters, as well as a sample email to send to universities and institutions you deem appropriate.
We thank you in advance for your support and collaboration in promoting these courses.
Sample message for social media
Are you a health professional looking to update your skills and knowledge on vaccines and the Expanded Immunization Program? Are you an immunization program officer wanting to deepen your managerial skills? Register for free in the online training program designed and certified by experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Subject: Free Virtual Courses for Health Workers and Managers of the Expanded Immunization Program
Dear colleague(s),
We are pleased to present the free online training program certified by PAHO to update your knowledge on vaccines and improve your skills in the Expanded Immunization Program (EPI).
The program consists of four courses that you can take together or separately.
These courses are aimed at health professionals looking to update themselves, students and teachers, or decision-makers in the health sector wanting to refresh or enhance their knowledge in vaccination. They are also intended for anyone interested in promoting vaccination to improve health in their communities.
