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Use of social media in a national Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey: lessons from the first anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Ghana
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | Use of social media in a national Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey: lessons from the first anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Ghana |
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| Details | TB Tuberculosis. KCCR Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine. GPRTU Ghana Private Road Transport Union. MTB. DRS Drug Resistance Survey. WHO World Health Organization. NTP National Tuberculosis Control Programme. NRC National Reference Center. KNUST Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. CHPRE Committee for Human, Publication, Research and Ethics. AFR/ERC Afro Ethics Review Committee of the World Health Organization
Objectives
Course Objective
The widespread use of social media applications on mobile phones indicate that smart phones have become more than just a simple medium for voice calling. Several studies have shown the potential benefit of these social media applications in discussing many health conditions. We report on tracking sample transport by public and private transport providers using WhatsApp during the first nationwide drug resistance tuberculosis (TB) survey in Ghana.. |
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| Competence | Public Health |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 01:30 PM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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