Target audiences
- Global
Diploma in Public Health in Humanitarian Crises
course overview
This course, Public Health in Humanitarian Crises, addresses public health issues of people affected by disasters, both natural or conflict-related. It discusses the many changes that occur in people’s lives when they are uprooted by a disaster, including many important topics related to humanitarian crises, such as when there is an epidemic a public health emergency; what do we mean with the humanitarian-development nexus; what are the basics of disaster epidemiology and surveillance; humanitarian principles; and other very relevant topics. We will explore what humanitarian interventions could look like if we want to mitigate the effects of disasters
Course Features
- Lectures 20
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 24 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Students 4
- Assessments Yes
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Module 1: Disease Outbreak Management
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Module 2: Maternal and Newborn Health
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Module 3: Disaster Epidemiology and Surveillance
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Module 4: Humanitarian Principles
This module describes the core humanitarian principles, their origin and explains how ethics can guide humanitarian decision-making.
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Introduction Humanitarian and Development Nexus2
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Module 8: Humanitarian Project Design
