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This course introduces Marburg Virus Disease and outlines the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, transmission routes and epidemiology of the disease. It also discusses prevention and control strategies.

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  • Self-paced
  • Current outbreaks, Marburg
  • Confirmation of Participation
  • en
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Mpox is an emerging infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans from infected animals, most commonly rodents. It can be spread to other people but person-to-person transmission alone...

  • Self-paced
  • Current outbreaks, Mpox
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Mpox is an infectious disease which in 2022-2023 caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease. This course provides a brief overview of mpox,...

  • Self-paced
  • Current outbreaks, Mpox
  • Record of Achievement
  • en

Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. An estimated 100-400 million infections occur each year. This course pr...

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  • Dengue, Current outbreaks
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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All health and care workers require the knowledge and skills to prevent the transmission of Ebola virus or Marburg virus when providing care for patients. This course provides an overview of the mo...

  • Self-paced
  • Current outbreaks, Ebola, Marburg
  • Record of Achievement
  • en

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The civil-military collaboration can play a unique and powerful role in strengthening health emergency preparedness through its various capacities and capabilities such as logistical support, medic...

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  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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All healthcare workers who use medical oxygen systems should understand the whole oxygen ecosystem and should be able to outline safety considerations of oxygen systems implemented in their facilit...

  • Self-paced
  • Health topic
  • Confirmation of Participation
  • en

The global clinical trials enterprise is growing worldwide. However, many parts of the world, especially low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), lack sufficient clinical trial capacity, meaning s...

  • Self-paced
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Research is a vital ingredient for improved global health. To advance ethically sound research, researchers and research ethics committee members must be prepared to identify and respond to ethical...

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  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Atopic dermatitis is one of the common skin diseases globally and is often co-endemic with many skin neglected tropical diseases. This course provides comprehensive information about the cause, di...

  • Self-paced
  • NTD
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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La dermatite atopique est l'une des maladies cutanées les plus courantes dans le monde et est souvent co-endémique avec de nombreuses maladies cutanées tropicales négligées. Ce cours fournit des in...

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  • NTD
  • Record of Achievement
  • fr
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All health and care workers require the knowledge and skills to prevent the transmission of Ebola virus or Marburg virus when providing care for patients. This course provides an overview of the mo...

  • Self-paced
  • Current outbreaks, Ebola, Marburg
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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This course builds upon the WHO guidance and adapted introductory online course Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health, aiming to guide programmers, designers, data scientists ...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the leading threats to human health. Tackling AMR will require a One Health response, including addressing AMR in the environment. The environmental dimensi...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Psoriasis is a common noncommunicable disease visible on the skin that affects at least 60 million people worldwide. This course explores the epidemiology, clinical presentation and subtypes, diagn...

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  • NTD, NCD
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Large gaps in access to WASH, waste and electricity services in health care facilities exist worldwide. The WHO/UNICEF Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) helps fac...

  • Self-paced
  • WASH
  • Record of Achievement
  • en

Dental amalgam has been used as a restorative material to address dental caries and is one of the contributors to mercury consumption across the globe. The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a globa...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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This course provides an orientation for the health workforce of the Member States in the South-East Asia Region on the latest relevant guidance and expert experience on clinical case management acr...

  • Self-paced
  • Dengue
  • Confirmation of Participation
  • en
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Cystic echinococcosis is a human parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu latu. The life cycle of this parasite involves a carnivorous definitive host (typically dogs)...

  • Self-paced
  • Echinococcosis
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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WHO is the signatory to numerous global Accountability to Affected People (AAP) commitments through the Inter Agency Standing Commitments and the Grand Bargain. This training will introduce emergen...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
  • en

This course is intended to introduce participants to WHO’s Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF), specifically focusing on the strategies to reduce suffering among persons affe...

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  • NTD
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Health workers play a vital role in providing people-centred health services and building the resilience of health systems to respond to the health needs of refugees and migrants. This course enhan...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
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This 2-hour course, delivered across 4 modules, provides health professionals—including WHO staff, policymakers, frontline managers, and clinicians—with essential knowledge about the social determi...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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The aim of this course is to introduce the concept and content of the WHO people-centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the human health sector.

This course is intended f...

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  • Health topic
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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Chronic wounds represent a widely neglected problem. Many skin NTDs either present with or can develop into wounds/ulcers. In addition, many common skin conditions, such as diabetic foot and venous...

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  • NTD
  • Record of Achievement
  • en
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OpenWHO courses are organized by channels addressing more than 20 public health themes – from antimicrobial resistance, to infection prevention and control, to health emergency response.
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We know it's easier to learn in your native language. That's why OpenWHO offers online courses from WHO experts in more than 60 national and local languages, with more to come.
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Respond to national health threats

Our Serving Countries portal provides easy access to courses in countries' official languages to support their response to health emergencies.Each country channel is produced in collaboration with a WHO Country Office, with more countries added each year.
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Online learning for One Health Day

Online learning for One Health Day

3 November is the ninth annual “One Health Day” campaign to bring global attention to the importance of the One Health approach. This approach is necessary to effectively prevent, detect and respon...

Just launched: Introduction to oxygen systems

Just launched: Introduction to oxygen systems

All healthcare workers who use medical oxygen systems should understand the whole oxygen ecosystem and should be able to outline safety considerations of oxygen systems implemented in their facilit...

Celebrating 9 million enrolments: Thanks for being part of our learning community

Celebrating 9 million enrolments: Thanks for being part of our learning community

In just over 7 years, we have seen OpenWHO.org grow from a brand new learning platform designed to share lifesaving knowledge during health emergencies to an online global community 9 million enrol...