APHES

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CRED's annual international course

Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situation (APHES).

 

 

This course aims to familiarize professionals with epidemiological techniques to determine impacts of disasters and conflicts.  The course will introduce participants to the methods and tools of epidemiology in the context of humanitarian emergencies and also cover the different uses of quantitative tools for the assessment of health needs in populations affected by catastrophic events.

Topics covered will include malnutrition, mortality, morbidity and population displacement.

 

Date and Place:
July 6th – 17th, 2009, Brussels (Belgium).

For more information, please visit the Official website