Geographic Information Systems Applications in Public Health
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Mar 25, 2013 09:00 AM
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Apr 05, 2013 05:00 PM |
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| Where | Dakar, Senegal |
| Contact Name | measure_training@unc.edu |
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MEASURE Evaluation is pleased to announce a regional workshop on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), titled "GIS Applications in Public Health,” for French-speaking professionals. The workshop is sponsored by the Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG) in collaboration with MEASURE Evaluation, and will take place March 25 - April 5, 2013, in Dakar, Senegal.
This workshop offers an intensive training that covers fundamental concepts and tools for monitoring and evaluating family planning, maternal health, child health, STD/HIV/AIDS and nutrition programs. The course includes modules on:
- Fundamental concepts of geographic information systems (GIS)
- Use of GIS in public health, in particular HIV programs
- Preparation of GIS databases and GIS products from provided data
- The use of GPS
- The application software such as QGIS, OpenGeoDa, DHIS-2 and Excel to Google Earth which are all free logiciels
Workshop delivered in French.
This course targets mid-level health and population officers, program managers, and other professionals involved with the implementation of population, health, and nutrition programs.
Please complete the form and return it no later than Friday, March 1, 2013.
