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Public Health in Emergencies - Assessing and Responding to Health Care Needs in Natural Disasters and Complex Emergencies

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Public Health in Emergencies - Assessing and Responding to Health Care Needs in Natural Disasters and Complex Emergencies

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Organization: University of Heidelberg

Location: Germany, Heidelberg

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Academic Degree/Course

Closing Date: 2024-05-31

Course Topics

  • Disaster situations,
  • Disaster preparedness,
  • Development programmes,
  • Cross-cultural awareness,
  • Gender based and sexual violence,
  • Working relations in the field, donor coordination,
  • Relief to development continuum,
  • Applied epidemiology in needs assessment and
  • Relief planning for natural disasters and complex emergencies.

At the end of the course participants should be able to:

  • explain the health and health systems impacts of disasters
  • explain the importance of addressing gender based violence and mental health impacts
  • differentiate between natural disasters and complex emergencies in terms of health impacts and needs
  • apply rapid needs assessment methods and prioritization in disaster situations
  • use strategic and operational planning and health management tools in disasters
  • apply epidemiological methods in disaster situations
  • explain the driving forces and determinants of inter-agency coordination in the field
  • distinguish between development-oriented humanitarian aid and mainstreaming preparedness in development policies
  • identify methods for quality assurance and minimum standard setting in humanitarian aid
  • apply socio-cultural aspects in the field work appropriately

Fee information

General Admission €1500, tropEd €1000 Included in the course fee is a non-refundable registration fee of € 200.-
The tuition fee does not include accommodation, insurance or other personal living costs during the stay.

How to register

https://tropmed25-hyg.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/short-course-application/

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