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Lecture Notes

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> Introduction (74 KB)

Module 1: Dilemmas in Humanitarian Assistance

> Lecture 1: Refugee and Disaster Definitions (110 KB)

> Lecture 2: Causes of Conflict & Population Displacement (79 KB)

Module 2: Information and Surveillance Systems

> Lecture 3: Information and Surveillance Systems for Refugee Populations (211 KB)

> Lecture 4: Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Investigation (499 KB)

Guest Lecturer: Saade Abdallah

Module 3: Assessing the Needs of Displaced Populations

> Lecture 5: Health Needs of Refugees (363 KB)

> Lecture 6: Assessing Health Needs (81 KB)

> Lecture 7: Establishing Health Services (115 KB)

Module 5: Control of Communicable Diseases in Emergencies

> Lecture 9: Control of Communicable Diseases (158 KB)

Module 7: The Structure and Response of International Humanitarian Agencies

> Lecture 11: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (936 KB)

Guest Lecturer: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Module 9: Psychosocial and Mental Health Issues in Refugees and Displaced Persons

> Lecture 13: Mental Illness Among Trauma-Affected Populations (87 KB)

Guest Lecturer: Paul Bolton

Module 11: Health Needs in Repatriation

> Lecture 15: Repatriation in Cambodia (246 KB)

Guest Lecturer: J. C. Robinson

Module 12: Human Rights and Population Displacement

> Lecture 16: Health and Human Rights Principles for Refugee Health (180 KB)

Guest Lecturer: Bob Lawrence

Module 13: Disasters and Development

> Lecture 17: From Disasters to Development (264 KB)

Guest Lecturer: Pierre Perrin