The Public Health in Complex Emergencies training program (PHCE) is a two-week residential course that focuses on critical public health issues faced by NGO and Ministry of Health personnel working in complex emergencies. IRC and World Education, Inc. have assisted regional partners at American University of Beirut, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok and Makerere University Institute of Public Health in Kampala to implement this important training program.  The goal of the course is to enhance the capacity of humanitarian assistance workers and their organizations to respond to the health needs of refugees and internally displaced persons affected by these emergencies.

 

Participants will master key competencies in all of the following sectors:

  • Context of Emergencies
  • Epidemiology
  • Communicable Disease
  • Environmental Health
  • Nutrition
  • Reproductive Health
  • Weapons, Violence and Trauma
  • Protection and Security
  • Psychosocial Issues
  • Coordination

Course Dates:

  • March 6–18, 2006 – American University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • May 8–20, 2006 – Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Thailand
  • November 6-18, 2006 — Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Uganda

To apply please contact the regional partner hosting the course that you wish to attend:

Dr. Muna al-Khalidi
American University of Beirut
ma77@aub.edu.lb

Ms. Janette Lauza-Ugsang
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
janette@adpc.net

Ms. Prima Nalubega Wasukira
Makerere University Institute of Public Health
pnalubega@iph.ac.ug; P_nalubega@yahoo.co.uk

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