Securing global health: Third IHR implementation course
September 2011 to February 2012 course description
The third IHR implementation course (third IHR i-course), developed in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Georgetown University Law Center, USA, the University of Geneva, Switzerland and Institut Bioforce Développement, France is now accepting applications.
The objectives of this course are to strengthen critical human resources engaged to set-up and manage systems for securing global public health under the IHR implementation framework, and to develop communication capacities for efficient international collaboration.
This on-the-job training (in English) targets public health professionals, mainly belonging to National IHR Focal Points (NFP), but also professionals from other related sectors from national or international organizations, in the public and private sectors. Each cohort of participants will also include WHO staff from country offices and regional offices.
From their workstations, course participants will be able to:
- Inform relevant stakeholders on the scope of the revised IHR
- Communicate with WHO as set out in the IHR
- Collect, analyze and disseminate critical public health information
- Lead or interact with staff responsible for carrying out risk assessment
- Lead or interact with sectors/staff engaged in the strengthening/acquisition of core public health capacities
- Trigger appropriate legislative, regulatory, and organizational reforms
- Plan, coordinate, monitor and assess IHR implementation
- Manage an emergency situation effectively
- Assess national vulnerability in health systems for effective IHR implementation
- Assess all actions in light of other areas of international law
- Train relevant professionals in IHR implementation
The IHR i-course – What’s in it for participants?
- This course will help participants implement the IHR in the course of their daily work
- They will become part of a network of IHR professionals that share practical experience and solutions in the face of today’s public health challenges
- They will be better prepared to effectively manage a public health emergency in their country/region
What’s in it for the participant’s institution?
With specialized training in IHR implementation the participant will be able to:
- Train other professionals in their institution as well as counterparts at country level
- Strengthen their institution’s capacity to coordinate the response to a public health emergency
Course dates
- On-the-job distance training: 19 September 2011 to 27 January 2012
- Two week face-to-face session: 30 January to 10 February 2012
- Two week on-the-job distance training: 13 to 26 February 2012