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Advanced Diploma in Public Health in Humanitarian Crisis

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This course, Public Health in Humanitarian Crises , addresses public health issues of people affected by disasters, both natural 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 or public health emergency; what we mean by 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 Overview
•    introduce the students to the humanitarian crisis aspects of various types of disasters.
•    present real-life examples of how public health is compromised in a disaster;
•    human rights Violations;
•    who are vulnerable groups;
•    how environment suffers;
•    how is life in chronic conflict situations;
•    basics of public health preparedness and relief activities.
•    learn of various effects of disasters
•    basic strategies and components of a public health response to crisis situations caused by

Outline

Modules to be covered•    Humanitarian Disasters and Public Health;
•    Humanitarian Actors and Coordination;
•    Water and Sanitation;
•    Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises;
•    Management of Diseases in Humanitarian Crises;
•    Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies;
•    Shelter in a Humanitarian Setting;
•    Protection of Displaced Populations:
•    Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
•    Emerging Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities for Future Humanitarian Emergencies.
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Africa center for humanitarian studies supports professionalization and strengthens the capacities of organizations in the solidarity sector to increase the impact and relevance of their actions on the ground. From an initial diagnosis, we propose skills development strategy adapted to each organization and to the specificities of its intervention contexts (training, support, Validation of Acquired Experience in collective logic

We are here for these who give time, care for others, relieve crisis and work for humanity. We are here for these who believe in peace and humanitarian actions globally, it is them that we focus to empower and help them become humanitarian professionals.

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members”

With all of our interventions, we have a sustainable capacity and a response to humanitarian crises. This is our contribution to ever more relevant humanitarian action.

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