Short Courses in International Health Schedule 2005
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At the University of Heidelberg, Germany
Dear Members of the AFRO-NETS Mailing List,
I would like to inform you about our increased number of train-
ing courses offered by the Department of Tropical Hygiene and
Public Health of the University of Heidelberg.
With our broad range of courses we try to address health issues
that arise specifically within low and middle income countries.
The courses are composed not only to transfer current knowledge,
but also to enhance skills and abilities the participants can
put into practice.
The courses are accredited within "tropEd", a European Network
for Education, which offers a joint Master in International
Health, yet they are open for individual further training. All
participants receive a certificate of attendance from the Uni-
versity of Heidelberg.
A two-week course costs EUR 1,500. (including course work and
printed materials, but not accommodation, insurance or other
personal costs during the stay).
You will find a short overview of all courses at the end of this
e-mail.
For further information, organisation & application forms please
mailto:natascha_petersen@urz.uni-heidelberg.de. You can also
consult the web site:
http://www.hyg.uni-heidelberg.de/ithoeg/teaching/short/short.htm
In the light of the recent Tsunami tragedy, I would like to
point out especially the course on "Health of Unstable Popula-
tions" in detail:
Health of Unstable Populations
May 2 13, 2005
In cooperation with the Centre of Research on the Epidemiology
of Disasters (CRED), University of Louvain/B
Contents overview
The content of the course reflects current knowledge and experi-
ences of the management of complex emergencies in the health
sector. Disaster situations, disaster preparedness, development
programmes, cross-cultural awareness, working relations in the
field, donor coordination, from relief to development, applied
epidemiology of unstable populations.
Objectives
The goal of the course is to provide a better under-standing of
the issues related to the health care of refugees, internally
displaced persons and the affected host population in developing
countries and to the health care of migrants.
* To sensitize participants for health of unstable populations
* To create awareness about the relief and development context
in which international organisations work
* To enable participants to prepare for disasters and to better
design health programmes focussing on unstable populations
At the end of the course, participants should be able to
* explain the determinants of migrants health in Developing
Countries and in Europe
* apply rapid assessment methods in emergency situations
* use strategic and operational planning and health management
tools in unstable situations
* apply planning methods in post-conflict situations
* explain the driving forces and determinants of donor coordina-
tion
* set up a disaster preparedness plan at operational district
level
* use quality criteria for good disaster management
Please forward this e-mail also to interested colleagues.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Ms Natascha Petersen
Short Courses in International Health
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
University of Heidelberg INF 324
D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Tel. +49-6221-567-065
Fax: +49-6221-564-918
mailto:natascha_petersen@urz.uni-heidelberg.de