Decolonizing infectious disease programs: A mixed methods analysis of a novel multi-country virtual training for Female Genital Schistosomiasis.

ABSTRACT: Existing medical curricula and continuing professional development for infectious diseases have been largely driven by materials from higher-income countries and exclude teaching about FGS. In 2023, The Geneva Learning Foundation's peer learning-to-action model was used to create a multi-country virtual training program to address this gap and empower local healthcare workers in endemic countries. During Phase 1, participants learned about FGS and developed an action plan to address it. In Phase 2, participants received support in implementing their action plans. To explore the learning approach and its ability to reach a diverse set of health care workers, we conducted a mixed methods study framed in the theoretical lens of connectivism. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected th

SUBMITTER: Eller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12685162 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature