From COVID-19 to monkeypox: how to apply the lessons learnt

17 November 2022

Overview

The series ‘Health Management in action: fostering health systemsresilience’ included ten episodes that present best practices, case studies, practical examples and implementable solutions to improve health systems preparedness and rapid response to health threats.

Episode 9 – From COVID-19 to monkeypox: how to apply the lessons learnt to the new outbreak

An atypical outbreak of monkeypox was declared this year. Lessons we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic put us in a position where we see that the underlying resilience of the healthcare systems in the countries is stronger than expected. This webinar highlighted the importance of promoting vaccination, building capacity for resilience, ensuring healthcare system operations and thoroughly investigated the impact the monkeypox outbreak has on healthcare. Speakers also elaborated on communication to the public and promoting access to information at large scale.

SPEAKER

Dr Peter Tinnemann, MPH
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Dr Peter Tinnemann, MPH

Dr Peter Tinnemann, MPH

Dr Peter Tinnemann is a public health consultant and serves as the director of the public health authority of the city of Frankfurt am Main. Before his current appointment he lead the public health authority of the local county Dahme-Spreewald and Nordfriesland. Additionally, he is a visiting scientist at the global health science unit of the Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. His main research areas include Population Medicine, Global Public Health, Social Medicine, Access to Medicines, Neglected Tropical Diseases and Health in a Globalising World.

Before entering his current position, he worked as a Public Health Specialist for the National Health Services in the United Kingdom, and in Germany in the Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit und Soziales and various public health offices in Berlin and Brandenburg. His professional career includes more than 10 years international working experience with various humanitarian aid organisations, ranging from practicing paediatrics in low-resource settings to being in charge and managing medical aid projects.

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This webinar is co-funded by the EU4Health Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101082904. Views and opinions are of the speakers and authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HADEA. Neither the European Union nor HADEA can be held responsible for them.

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Prof. Axel Kaehne, Edge Hill University, UK

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Dr Alexandre Lourenco, APAH - Association of Portuguese Hospital Managers, Portugal

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Prof. Ann Mahon, University of Manchester, UK

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