Investment Area
Geospatial Capacity Strengthening
Geospatial Capacity Strengthening
Embedding sustainable geospatial training within academic institutions to build long-term expertise and local ownership.
Our First Intervention: The Umbrella Fund for Geospatial Interventions
Embedding Sustainable Geospatial Expertise
Our comprehensive assessments identified a critical gap in how geospatial knowledge is developed, maintained, and applied across health systems in Nigeria and DRC. Traditional training approaches have often been fragmented, unsustained, and disconnected from local institutional structures.
Key Challenges Addressed:
Fragmented, project-based training initiatives
Limited knowledge retention due to staff turnover
Disconnect between training content and practical needs
Dependency on external technical assistance
Strategic Approach
Embedding sustainable geospatial training within academic institutions to build long-term expertise and local ownership.
Curriculum standardization
and integration into formal
education
Faculty development at
academic institutions
Knowledge repositories and
resource sharing platforms
Professional certification
frameworks
Curriculum Development and Institutionalization at Accredited Institutions
The Curriculum Institutionalization Program embeds geospatial curriculum within established institutions to create permanent training pathways for health data professionals. This program is implemented at both national and subnational levels.
National Level
Developing modular curriculum through collaborative design
Centralized knowledge repositories accessible across institutions
Establishing certification frameworks recognized by employers
Integrating curriculum into existing academic programs
Subnational Level:
Tailoring curriculum to local needs and health priorities
Building faculty capacity within regional institutions
Partnering with local health agencies for hands-on learning
Establishing communities of practice for continuous learning
NIGERIA IMPLEMENTATION
DRC IMPLEMENTATION
NIGERIA IMPLEMENTATION
Focus: Curriculum Development and Coordination (National Level)
Solina Health
Focus: Institutionalization of Geospatial and Health Data Curriculum (Subnational level)
Fact Foundation (University of Maiduguri)
eHealth Africa (Bayero University Kano)
STATUS: Implementation underway
Our First Intervention: The Umbrella Fund for Geospatial Interventions
Embedding Sustainable Geospatial Expertise
Our comprehensive assessments identified a critical gap in how geospatial knowledge is developed, maintained, and applied across health systems in Nigeria and DRC. Traditional training approaches have often been fragmented, unsustained, and disconnected from local institutional structures.
Key Challenges Addressed:
Fragmented, project-based training initiatives
Limited knowledge retention due to staff turnover
Disconnect between training content & practical needs
Dependency on external technical assistance
Strategic Approach
Embedding sustainable geospatial training within academic institutions to build long-term expertise and local ownership.
Curriculum standardization
and integration into formal
education
Faculty development at
academic institutions
Knowledge repositories and
resource sharing platforms
Professional certification
frameworks
Curriculum Development and Institutionalization at Accredited Institutions
The Curriculum Institutionalization Program embeds geospatial curriculum within established institutions to create permanent training pathways for health data professionals. This program is implemented at both national and subnational levels.
National Level
Developing modular curriculum through collaborative design
Centralized knowledge repositories accessible across institutions
Establishing certification frameworks recognized by employers
Integrating curriculum into existing academic programs
Subnational Level:
Tailoring curriculum to local needs and health priorities
Building faculty capacity within regional institutions
Partnering with local health agencies for hands-on learning
Establishing communities of practice for continuous learning
DRC
NIGERIA
DRC IMPLEMENTATION
Focus: Curriculum Development and Institutionalization
KSPH: Kinshasa school of public health in collaboration with
- Université Officielle de Bukavu
- Université de Lubumbashi
- Université de Kananga
Université Officielle de Mbuji-Mayi