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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

MPH 7771 - Humanitarian Operations

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the public health, primary care, health promotion, nutrition, water, risk-reduction and related priorities and programs that are considered best-practice by lead humanitarian relief organizations when they respond to complex emergencies, famine, forced migration and natural disasters in developing countries.
This course surveys the skills needed for designing and implementing humanitarian aid operations before, during and following emergencies affecting large populations, such as famine, complex emergencies, refugee and IDP flight and natural disasters. The course will attempt to define frameworks for analyzing, preparing, and implementing responses to the myriads of different humanitarian crisis situations facing the world today. Distinguishing features and responses for different kinds of crises will be explored as well as the variety of funders, implementers and policy makers involved.