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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Enrol Now<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Overview<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Introduction<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Programme Objectives<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Target Participants<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Key Focus Areas<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Programme Delivery<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>World-Class Faculty<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>About the Institute of Healthcare Management<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/i>Request Brochure<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/i>Overview<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nOverview<\/h2>\n
An outbreak of epidemic diseases can test even the most resilient health system. The recent COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the devastating and far-reaching effects of a disease outbreak in any part of the world. We live in a world that is becoming more interconnected by the day. Despite the advancement of medical science, our world remains vulnerable to epidemics and the possibility of the next global pandemic cannot be ignored. Diseases very rarely completely disappear and there is always an emergence of new ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Introduction<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nIntroduction<\/h2>\n
High quality community engagement for Social and Behavior Change is required for relevant, timely and people- centred interventions in disease outbreaks and epidemics. Community engagement involves directly engaging with local populations in all aspects of decision-making, implementation, and policy through participatory approaches. It also involves improving transparency, accountability, and effective resource allocation through strengthened local capacities, community structures, and local ownership.<\/p>\n
Global health challenges can be tackled with collaborative and coordinated responses. Pandemics know no borders: international collaboration and networking is vital to counter the threats posed by diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Programme Objectives<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nProgramme Objective<\/h2>\n
The programmes aims at empowering participants with skills, techniques and experiential discussions to leverage epidemiology, behavioural health, and communication strategies for effective disease prevention in global health challenges currently facing the East and Southern Africa region. They will further acquire a set of skills to create, design, and evaluate such communication programs in the field.<\/p>\n
The course focuses on the challenges currently facing the East and Southern Africa region, including, but not limited to those related to the current cholera and ebola outbreaks, drought, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as adapting and strengthening health systems to prevent and\/or manage current and future health emergencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Target Participants<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nTarget Participants<\/h2>\n
The programme is targeted towards healthcare professionals from the National government, County governments, Faith-based organizations, Private for-Profit health organization, NGO\u2019s among others.<\/p>\n
This course is laso suitable students and public health professionals from government and international agencies, and other academic institutions.<\/p>\n
The participants will together on teams \u2013 guided by mentors \u2013 to devise solutions that can easily be implemented to solve pressing real-world health problems.<\/p>\n
<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/i>Key Focus Areas<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nKey Focus Areas<\/h2>\n\n- Integrating three key public health disciplines: epidemiology, behavioural health\/intervention research, and public health communication<\/li>\n
- Foundational knowledge and skills for designing and implementing disease prevention and response strategies in outbreak situations<\/li>\n
- Re-emergence and emergence of global epidemics and health challenges in humanitarian settings<\/li>\n
- Exploration of how social and cultural practices influence the distribution of health and disease.<\/li>\n
- Examination of factors contributing to social inequalities in health, risk management, perception of risk, health literacy, and community engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Programme Delivery<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nProgramme Delivery<\/h2>\n
each team will have a designated discussion board moderated by both faculty and peer mentors who have taken the Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics (BCSE) course, offered in the New York University School of Global Public Health in the past.<\/p>\n
Teams are expected to be in close communication throughout the course in order to effectively design their proposals.<\/p>\n
A certificate of completion will be awarded to all participants that engage fully with the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Overview<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Introduction<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Programme Objectives<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Target Participants<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Key Focus Areas<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Programme Delivery<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>World-Class Faculty<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>About the Institute of Healthcare Management<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
<\/i>Request Brochure<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
<\/i>Overview<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nOverview<\/h2>\n
An outbreak of epidemic diseases can test even the most resilient health system. The recent COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the devastating and far-reaching effects of a disease outbreak in any part of the world. We live in a world that is becoming more interconnected by the day. Despite the advancement of medical science, our world remains vulnerable to epidemics and the possibility of the next global pandemic cannot be ignored. Diseases very rarely completely disappear and there is always an emergence of new ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Introduction<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nIntroduction<\/h2>\n
High quality community engagement for Social and Behavior Change is required for relevant, timely and people- centred interventions in disease outbreaks and epidemics. Community engagement involves directly engaging with local populations in all aspects of decision-making, implementation, and policy through participatory approaches. It also involves improving transparency, accountability, and effective resource allocation through strengthened local capacities, community structures, and local ownership.<\/p>\n
Global health challenges can be tackled with collaborative and coordinated responses. Pandemics know no borders: international collaboration and networking is vital to counter the threats posed by diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Programme Objectives<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nProgramme Objective<\/h2>\n
The programmes aims at empowering participants with skills, techniques and experiential discussions to leverage epidemiology, behavioural health, and communication strategies for effective disease prevention in global health challenges currently facing the East and Southern Africa region. They will further acquire a set of skills to create, design, and evaluate such communication programs in the field.<\/p>\n
The course focuses on the challenges currently facing the East and Southern Africa region, including, but not limited to those related to the current cholera and ebola outbreaks, drought, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as adapting and strengthening health systems to prevent and\/or manage current and future health emergencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Target Participants<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nTarget Participants<\/h2>\n
The programme is targeted towards healthcare professionals from the National government, County governments, Faith-based organizations, Private for-Profit health organization, NGO\u2019s among others.<\/p>\n
This course is laso suitable students and public health professionals from government and international agencies, and other academic institutions.<\/p>\n
The participants will together on teams \u2013 guided by mentors \u2013 to devise solutions that can easily be implemented to solve pressing real-world health problems.<\/p>\n
<\/h2>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Key Focus Areas<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nKey Focus Areas<\/h2>\n
- \n
- Integrating three key public health disciplines: epidemiology, behavioural health\/intervention research, and public health communication<\/li>\n
- Foundational knowledge and skills for designing and implementing disease prevention and response strategies in outbreak situations<\/li>\n
- Re-emergence and emergence of global epidemics and health challenges in humanitarian settings<\/li>\n
- Exploration of how social and cultural practices influence the distribution of health and disease.<\/li>\n
- Examination of factors contributing to social inequalities in health, risk management, perception of risk, health literacy, and community engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
<\/i>Programme Delivery<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nProgramme Delivery<\/h2>\n
each team will have a designated discussion board moderated by both faculty and peer mentors who have taken the Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics (BCSE) course, offered in the New York University School of Global Public Health in the past.<\/p>\n
Teams are expected to be in close communication throughout the course in order to effectively design their proposals.<\/p>\n
A certificate of completion will be awarded to all participants that engage fully with the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>