Throughout 2024, our emergency preparedness (‘E-hub’) project developed and delivered a series of training courses, covering a range of topics relevant to emergencies, such as natural hazards. The courses include mental health awareness and psychosocial support for communities and non-specialised personnel; water, sanitation, and waste management; organisation of healthcare services and outbreak management; and the use of geographical information systems and data collection. The target audience for these training programmes were Ministry of Health staff; emergency responders from provincial and district health offices, health centres, hospitals, universities, local NGOs, and other relevant agencies who work in emergency preparedness and response across Jakarta, Banten, and Aceh provinces.

The E-hub team conducted additional courses and ‘training for trainers’ sessions in Banten and Aceh provinces. At the end of the year, we ran a workshop in the capital, Jakarta, with representatives from the above bodies and organisations engaged in health crisis preparedness and response, to share experiences, expectations, and challenges in the implementation of E-hub activities.