Crises drive disease, disrupt health systems, and threaten lives well beyond the initial shock — making public health one of the most consequential dimensions of humanitarian response. This advanced programme equips senior practitioners to lead public health response and health coordination in emergencies, from outbreak control to the restoration of essential health services.
Designed for an international audience from officer to director level, the programme integrates epidemiology and surveillance, the public health response to outbreaks and emergencies, the Health Cluster and coordination, and the protection of essential health services. Participants learn to lead health response that is evidence-based, coordinated, and grounded in humanitarian standards.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Critically appraise public health in emergencies
- Apply epidemiology in crisis settings
- Lead disease surveillance and early warning
- Direct outbreak preparedness and response
- Manage communicable disease control
- Restore and sustain essential health services
- Address mortality and excess deaths
- Lead the Health Cluster and coordination
- Integrate mental health and psychosocial support
- Coordinate health, nutrition, and WASH
- Manage health information and reporting
- Apply minimum health standards
- Engage communities in public health
- Strengthen national health system resilience
- Plan for health emergency preparedness
- Anticipate emerging trends in health emergencies
Course Outline
- Module 1: Public Health in Emergencies
- Module 2: Epidemiology in Crisis Settings
- Module 3: Disease Surveillance & Early Warning
- Module 4: Outbreak Preparedness & Response
- Module 5: Communicable Disease Control
- Module 6: Essential Health Services
- Module 7: Mortality & Excess Deaths
- Module 8: The Health Cluster & Coordination
- Module 9: Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
- Module 10: Coordinating Health, Nutrition & WASH
- Module 11: Health Information & Reporting
- Module 12: Minimum Health Standards
- Module 13: Community Engagement in Public Health
- Module 14: Strengthening Health System Resilience
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Health Emergencies
Who Should Attend
This advanced programme is designed for international health coordinators and advisers, public health and medical programme leads, emergency health officers, and senior staff responsible for health response across UN, INGO, and national health settings.
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