Lessons learned from early implementation of the Growing Expertise in E-health Knowledge and Skills (GEEKS) program in Nigeria, 2019 – 2021

• Published in: The Pan African medical journal Vol. 46; p. 81
• Main Authors: Rachlin, Audrey, Adegoke, Oluwasegun Joel, Sikare, Ester, Adeoye, Olorunsogo Bidemi, Dagoe, Edward, Adeyelu, Asekun, Tolentino, Herman, MacGregor, Jan, Obasi, Samuel, Adah, Gabriel, Garba, Abdullahi Bulama, Abah, Angela Ukpojo, Friday, Josiah, Oyiri, Ferdinand, Porter, Angela Montesanti, Olajide, Lois, Wilson, Idongesit, Usman, Ramatu, Usifoh, Nnamdi, Fasogbon, Olasoji, Franka, Richard, Ghiselli, Margherita, Nguku, Patrick, Waziri, Ndadilnasiya, Lam, Eugene, Bolu, Omotayo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda 2023
• Subjects: district health Information system; public health informatics; vaccine preventable disease surveillance; Capacity building; routine immunization; E-health; expanded program on immunization; Nigeria

the Growing Expertise in E-health Knowledge and Skills (GEEKS) program is an applied apprenticeship program that aims to improve informatics capacity at various levels of the national health system and create a sustainable informatics workforce. Nigeria adapted the GEEKS model in 2019 as a mechanism...