Online Training Course on Resilient Health Infrastructure

Implementing Partner: Build Change

Project Name:Online Training Course on Resilient Health Infrastructure

CDRI and WHO India are collaboratively designing a self-paced online course to enhance knowledge on resilient health infrastructure (RHI).

Addressing key gaps, the course integrates disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience through a systemic approach. It will provide accessible training for policymakers, health professionals, and infrastructure experts.

This e-course equips stakeholders with essential skills to strengthen hospitals against disasters and climate risks, advancing resilience at all levels.

Self-paced learning
with certificate
2-3 Hours
Course launch timeline
2025 July-August

Impact

1

The course enhances awareness of resilient health infrastructure among students, policymakers, medical professionals, and infrastructure experts. Completing the modules equips learners with essential knowledge to strengthen planning and bolster health systems’ preparedness against disasters, ensuring long-term resilience.

2

The course will reach a global audience through accessible online platforms, promoting standardized approaches to disaster risk reduction and health infrastructure safety. By fostering uniform practices, it helps build a shared understanding of resilience, strengthening preparedness across nations.

3

Developed by WHO and CDRI, the course lays the foundation for future capacity-building efforts. It fosters lifelong learning and serves as a launching pad for advanced training programs, strengthening resilient infrastructure across global health systems.

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Alpana Saha 2

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes. 

Alpana Saha 

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes.