Upon completion of the course, the students are equipped with the skills to analyze the effects of disasters and silent emergencies on human health and health systems. They have adopted the basic principles of health care in crisis and are able to assess, plan, implement and monitor health care in exceptional situations.

The course will strengthen understanding of: causes (natural, man-made) of humanitarian crises and disasters and their impact on people's health, public health consequences of humanitarian crises, management strategies of humanitarian crises situations with national and international efforts.

1. Introduction to humanitarian crises: Definitions, history, trends and causes of humanitarian crises: Public health threats in humanitarian crises 2. Humanitarian crises, actors, collaboration and financing 3. International laws and human rights in humanitarian crises 4. Organizing health care in humanitarian crises: Disaster preparedness: Health care and crisis situation: Disaster response 5. Research and humanitarian crises

There is no course examination.The course scoring is based on evaluation of the course assignments.

Web-based learning: video- and online lectures, discussions, learning diary, case report, group works and independent studying.

All material available in Moodle.

Organised by the University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health. Course director: Sohaib Khan

Course coordinator and registration: Paola Kontro,University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health e-mail: paola.kontro@uef.fi