Course Content
This course deepens the understanding of principles and strategies in disease control and equips students with the skills to successfully establish, strengthen or to systematically review disease control programmes. Special emphasis is placed on how to strengthen multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral collaboration and how to involve communities and patients effectively in disease control programmes.
Learning objectives, training objectives
• Analyse the application of disease control principles
• Identify strengths & weaknesses of recent policies & developments
• Explore policies & developments in the eradication of diseases
• Critically apply new strategies for health promotion & DC
Target Audience
Public health practitioners, medical doctors, nurses, policy makers, programme/project planners, managers, paramedical staff, social scientists, educators
Qualifications
English proficiency
Accreditation
Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute
Certifications
University of Heidelberg; tropEd
Local Organizer
Short Courses in International Health Programme
Notes
Registration deadline:none - first come, first serve; please keep in mind the time you need for travel and visa arrangements
Enquiries and Registration:
https://tropmed25-hyg.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/short-course-application/
Ms. Anne-Kathrin Fabricius
CategoriesDevelopment Cooperation - Advanced Training, Development Cooperation - Special Topics and Health, Epidemiology and Disease Control, Health Promotion, Public Health
