Who should take this course?
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NGO/PVO staff who are
responsible now (or may be in the near
future) for making decisions that affect
the health of refugees and internally
displaced persons.
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District medical officers
and other Ministry of Health staff
working in regions affected by complex
emergencies.
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Staff from international
and governmental organizations
instrumental in planning services for
people affected by complex emergencies.
Medical Coordinators, Health
Coordinators, Program Managers and District
Medical Officers from international and
national health organizations are typical
candidates for the course.
Who are the trainers?
The trainers are leading
international and regional experts with a
wide variety of field experience in complex
emergencies. Trainers represent a range of
backgrounds from NGO’s to multi-lateral
organizations, international agencies,
academic and research centers. They all
have significant hands on experience and
many have trained for many years Public
Health in Complex Emergencies training
program and/or were involved in designing
the curriculum.
What is the cost?
Tuition is $2,400 and
includes accommodation, three meals daily,
and all course materials. Participants can
expect to have a private room. In some
cases it might be necessary to share
single-sex bathroom/shower facilities.
Participants are responsible for all of
their travel expenses and incidentals such
as laundry, personal phone calls, faxes,
Internet or email usage, and shipping of
personal items from the course.
Unfortunately, there are no scholarship
funds available. However, in the past some
participants have secured financial aid from
ministries of health, WHO regional offices
and private sources.
What makes this training
program different?
Field staff from
humanitarian, international and academic
organizations have developed the curriculum
specifically to meet the needs of NGO/PVO
organizations working in complex
emergencies. This course is truly “of the
field, by the field and for the field.”
Preference will be given to participants
currently working in emergency situations.
Participants are expected to
meet with their supervisors prior to
attending the course to discuss an action
plan for applying their new skills and
knowledge. A structured exercise during the
course will help to finalize these plans.
Participants will be contacted approximately
3 months later and asked to report on their
progress.
Language and teaching
methods.
The course is currently
offered in English only.
Extensive reading and participatory learning
methods are used. Participants will receive
pre-reading materials before arriving at the
course site. An interactive simulation
exercise on the last day gives participants
an opportunity to use the skills and
knowledge learned during the course.
Participants should be fluent in reading and
speaking English.
What is the application
procedure?
Applications should be
submitted directly to the partner
organization. Once accepted, applicants
will receive detailed registration
information and procedures for payment.
Tuition includes a $250 non-refundable
registration fee.
Special acknowledgement and
thanks to the following organizations:
Action Against
Hunger, American University of Beirut
(Lebanon), AMREF-Uganda, American Red Cross,
American Refugee Committee, Asian Disaster
Preparedness Center (Bangkok), CARE,
Catholic Relief Services, Center for
Culture, Ethnicity and Health (Austr.),
Doctors of the World, Institute of Public
Health-Uganda, InterAction, International
Medical Corps, International Aid, Mercy
Corps, Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical
Research (Melb. Aust), Medecins Sans
Frontieres, MERLIN, Peace Corps, RedR,
Relief International, Save the Children,
Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Transcultural
Psychosocial Organization, United Nations
High Commission for Refugees, U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance/USAID
Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and
Children, World Food Program, World Health
Organization, World Vision
