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2019

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July 02, 2026
EMPHNET Strengthens Emergency Response Capacities of FETP Graduates Through Regional Tabletop Exercise

As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the capacity of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) graduates, EMPHNET organized the FETP Graduate Public Health Emergency Response Training – Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in Amman, Jordan, from June 22–24, 2026.

 

Implemented in collaboration with CDC, the regional training brought together 24 FETP graduates from Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen.

 

The training aimed to strengthen participants' competencies in public health emergency response beyond outbreak investigation by focusing on emergency coordination, rapid assessments, surveillance, risk communication, and collaboration with national and international partners.

 

To achieve this, participants completed approximately 10 hours of self-paced online learning followed by a three-day simulation-based workshop using TEPHINET's standardized Graduate Emergency Response Training package.

Learning Through Simulation

The core of the training was a progressive tabletop exercise in which participants responded to a fictional humanitarian emergency requiring coordinated public health action.

Working in groups, participants responded to a sequence of evolving events that simulated the full emergency response cycle, from deployment planning and initial situation analysis to intervention planning and coordination with humanitarian partners.

 

Throughout the exercise, participants developed and presented key emergency response products, including:

  • Public Health Situation Analyses (PHSAs)
  • Rapid Needs Assessments (RNAs)
  • Early Warning Alert and Response (EWAR) systems
  • Situation Reports (SitReps)
  • Risk communication strategies
  • Nutrition and WASH survey designs
  • Intervention plans for presentation to Health Cluster coordination meetings

 

The exercise also introduced internationally recognized coordination mechanisms, including the Incident Management System (IMS) and the Humanitarian Cluster System, helping participants better understand the roles of national authorities and international partners during emergencies.

The training is part of EMPHNET's ongoing commitment to providing continuing professional development opportunities for FETP graduates and strengthening the region's public health workforce to better prepare for and respond to complex public health emergencies.

 

Read more about FETPs across the region and EMPHNET's efforts to strengthen field epidemiology capacity here.

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