For students attending the course Public Health Response in Disasters (20 hp) 5HD000 course code 5HD000

Welcome to the course Public Health Response in Disasters (5HD000)

Disasters are caused by hazards such as Covid-19, earthquakes, typhoons, floods and conflicts, but whether the hazard will develop into a disaster depends on several factors such as exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity and resilience. Throughout the history of mankind, we have been exposed to hazards, but thanks to reduced vulnerability the number of disaster deaths has gone down. This has been partly achieved through implementation of wise policies based on new knowledge and experience of global public health and disaster medicine. The current Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for increased understanding of the interactions between hazard and vulnerability in order to foster health system resilience to shocks.

• The course dates are 6 March - 2 June.
  More information will follow approching the course start.

• For further information about this course, please contact: anneli.eriksson@ki.se
  Course leader and examiner

Registration to keep your place and attend the course is compulsory. You register yourself in Ladok https://www.student.ladok.se/student/loggain

• The registration period is two weeks before the course starts and two days into the course.
   
• More information about web registration: https://education.ki.se/web-registration