Development and Validation of a Tool to Identify the Gaps in Emergency Management  Competencies among Personnels Involved  in Public Health Emergency Management in Qatar

Soha Shawqi A Albayat, Alia Hajar Al Binali, Moza Salem M A Al-Kuwari, Jesha Mundodan, Abdulrazig Salaheldin Abdulrahman Hummaida, Walid Mohamed Mustafa Osman, Zohair Elseid, Haitham Bashier, Yousef Khader, Rana Al Hamawi, Merna Alsunna

.1Health Emergency Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha 

.2Global Health Development (GHD) The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health

Correspondence : Jesha Mohammedali Mundodan, Public Health Consultant, MOPH, Qatar

Received: January 01, 2026                                 Published: March 17, 2026

Citation: Jesha Mohammedali Mundodan. Development and Validation of a Tool to Identify the Gaps in Emergency Management Competencies among Personnels Involved in Public Health Emergency Management in Qatar. AOJ Pub Health. 2026;1(1):18–29.

Copyright: ©2026 Jesha Mohammedali Mundodan. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.

Abstract 

To build the competencies of the public health workforce in Qatar, continuous training and36 performance improvement should be rigorously advocated for. To meet these objectives a team of experts, including disaster management specialists, andbiostatistician/epidemiologist convened to develop the required tools addressing varying roles, responsibilities, and proficiency levels within the target audience. The team conducted comprehensive literature review of articles on competency development, competency frameworks, and training needs assessment studies. Following an iterative procedure of reviewing, drafting, and editing, two questionnaires were developed: one targeting frontliners and the other targeting supervisors. The tools were developed in English. A total of 12 domains were formulated. Each domain consisted of several items that explained knowledge, skills, and behaviors relevant to measuring the domain. The number of items in frontliners and supervisors’ tools were 63 and 86, respectively. The newly developed tools underwent validation and were piloted. The validation resulted in nine competencies and their respective 39 items in the frontliners’ tool. While all 12 domains/competencies were retained for the supervisors’ tool with their respective items 5 77. In-addition necessary adjustments to the items were made to ensure clarity and comprehension of the items in the tool. 

Keywords: Measurement, Public health, Emergency planning

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