Public Health and Surveillance
In today’s interconnected world, health threats emerge rapidly, from infectious disease outbreaks to environmental hazards and community-level rumors. Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) enables health systems to detect, verify, and respond to unusual events in real time, safeguarding populations and preventing crises. This course equips learners with the knowledge and practical skills to contribute to EBS implementation at community, national, and global levels.
What are some of the topics will you cover?
Public Health Surveillance
Strategies for implementation of Event-based surveillance in Kenya
Signal detection, reporting, triaging, verification, risk assessment, public health response and escalation
EBS Training approach
Mentorship and adult learning principles
Monitoring, evaluation, and supportive supervision in EBS
Digital applications supporting EBS
When can you start?
Start straight away and join a hundred of enthusiastic EBS actors taking this course. If the course hasn’t started yet, you’ll see the future date listed below.
How long will it take you to finish the course?
This is a self-paced course, meaning you can log in and take the course at your convenience. The course will however, only remain open for a period of four (4) weeks.
You are advised to set aside approximately 2-3 hours per day for this course.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
Describe the background of Event-Based Surveillance
Describe the process of Event-Based Surveillance
Conduct training and mentorship for Event-Based Surveillance actors
Implement monitoring and evaluation strategies in Event-Based Surveillance
Utilize digital applications in Event-Based Surveillance
Contribute to public health preparedness and response at local, national, and global levels
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for:
EBS actors drawn from human, animal and environmental health
Surveillance officers from all health care levels
Humanitarian and emergencies responders
Public health professionals, healthcare workers and policymakers
Students and researchers interested in EBS
EBS skills are highly valued in outbreak preparedness, humanitarian response, and health system strengthening, making this course relevant for both new learners and experienced practitioners.
How can you achieve certification?
You will be awarded a digital certificate upon completion of all course requirements.
You will also acquire CPD points in-line with your regulatory body
What is the course completion criteria?
Interact with all course materials provided
Attempt all quizzes and attain the pass mark indicated for each quiz
Complete the course within the allocated timeline
Who developed the course?
This course was developed by the Division of Disease Surveillance and Response, MoH Kenya, with technical support from Task Force for Global Health (C19 Global Fund) and other partners.
Who will be your Course Facilitators?
Course Facilitator’s Name
Email address
Unit One
1. Caroline Cheptoo
2. Philip Ngere
3. Zephaniah Irura
ebselearningcourse@gmail.com
Unit Two
1. Cythia Musumba
2. Wellington Odour
Unit Three
1. Abdirizack Sheikh
2. Wellington Odour
3. Oscar Gaunya
Unit Four
1. Komu Mutunga
2. Yusuf Ajack
3. Nargis Kaka, Martin
Unit Five
1. Brian Kadenge
2. Kadenge Yaa
3. Charles Mugambi
How can you get support as you take this course?Feel free to email the respective course facilitators using the email address above
You are also invited to join this WhatsApp group to engage with your course facilitators and your fellow learners
WhatsApp link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FLespsBfsmaICBKOXLDtAn?mode=ems_copy_c
Disclaimer:
The pictures and images portrayed in this course are purely the work of the authors’ imagination, and are artificial intelligence (AI) generated. Where real images have been used, consent has been provided. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
9 Lessons
Updated: Oct 2025
