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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL TOOL PILOT IN KAZAKHSTAN

Area of Work One Health Operations, Multisectoral - Date: 19 April 2024 | Region European Region - Country Kazakhstan

From 23-25 January 2024, a workshop to pilot the Workforce Development Operational Tool was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan with the technical support of WHO and in collaboration with FAO, UNEP, and WOAH. During the workshop, participants from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources worked on analyzing and developing an action plan to strengthen the workforce across sectors for effective management of zoonotic disease events in the Republic of Kazakhstan. As a result of the workshop, an interagency working group was established and efforts to enhance competencies of professional occupations and curriculum have been initiated, providing an evidence-based strategy for organizing and mobilizing a multisectoral workforce.