The coordination centre based in OKHMATDYT is an efficient model for the current level of activity in the provision of training, data collection and certification.
Secondly, external data collection and breast centre certification required the establishment of a provider of certification services for the delivery of specialist (breast) cancer services that was separate from, and independent of, the participating clinical institutions.
Add to that the corporate promise of online schools, charter schools, vouchers, turnaround companies, teacher evaluations, teacher remediation, alternative certification, data collection, data storage, and data sales.
Before data collection began, training and certification sessions for field interviewer staff were conducted in three major cities Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Al Ain.
Data collection was preceded by a certification from the Ethical Review Committee of the Ghana Health Service.
Cluster Coordinators, selected by the EmONC Country Team based on their skills, received training and certification on data collection, with refresher training conducted as needed.
"Each of our platforms are tackling different parts of the puzzle, and there are many others coming at it from other angles as well - from supply chains transparency and data collection tools such as CDP Forests Program to the sustainable commodity certification agencies such as RTRS and RSPO," says Stephen Donofrio, Supply Change's Senior Advisor.
At the time of data collection, firms interviewed suggest a less systematic implementation of US certification requirements, ranging from simply faxing a HACCP plan to rigorous third-party certification.
All data collection procedures were conducted following standardized procedures for training and certification on the study protocol.
To mitigate this weakness, the American Heart Association provides training and certification for data abstraction to ensure standardized data collection across hospitals and health systems.
