Designing a competency-based curriculum for an advanced training program in public health emergency management: a stepwise, mixed method approach, 2023.

Introduction: Combating the several public health threats on the African continent requires trained and equipped workforce. The establishment of the 6-month Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) fellowship provides a pathway for developing a cadre of workforce that is capable of initiating and leading emergency management programs in Africa.

Objective: We present the process undertaken to draw up a competency-based curriculum for the first continental advanced training program in PHEM.