Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, UGANDA Disaster Preparedness and Response

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Makerere UniversitySchool of Public Health,
Kampala, UGANDADisaster Preparedness and
Response

• Dr Christopher Garimoi Orach
• PHREEway Consultation Meeting
• La Chateau, Johannesburg
• 28-29th August 2007

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Background Makerere University (MU)

• 1935 - Makerere University
• 1950 - Medical School
• 1957 - Department of Preventive Medicine
• 1975 - Institute of Public Health
• 2007 - School of Public Health

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MU-School of Public Health

• Departments
• Health Policy, Planning and Management
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Community Health and Behavioural Sciences
• Disease Control and Occupational Health
• Centre
• Regional Centre of Quality of Health Care

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MU-School of Public Health

• Graduate Courses
• PhD programme
• MPH programmes
• MPH Full time
• MPH Distance Education
• Master of Health Services Research (2007)
• Master of Public Health Nutrition (2008)

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MU-School of Public Health

• Undergraduate Courses
• Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Medicine

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MU - School of Public Health Short Course

• Public Health in Complex Emergency (PHCE)
• Background
• Commenced 1999
• Collaboration with Columbia University, IRC
  MUSPH
• Today 5 partners
• Makerere University
• AUB Lebanon
• ADPC Thailand Bangkok
• IRC
• WE
• Makerere has conducted 7 courses

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PHCE Course

• Broad Learning Objectives
• Equip first line humanitarian workers with
  knowledge and skills for effective emergency
  response in key intervention areas
• Create opportunity for networking

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PHCE Course

• Contents
• Contexts
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Communicable Disease Control
• Environmental health
• Reproductive health
• Psychosocial issues
• Violence/weapons and trauma
• Security and Protection
• Coordination

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PHCE Course

• Background of Participants
• NGOs/UN agencies
• MoH/Ministries
• Academics Universities
• Community Based Organisations

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PHCE Course

• Teaching Methods
• Lecturettes
• Group work
• Practical

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MU - School of Public HealthDisaster
Preparedness and Response

• Vision
• Develop a Master of Disaster Preparedness and
  Management - Course
• Continue with Short courses
• Accreditation
• Develop Library/materials
• Establish a Centre of Disaster Preparedness and
  Response
• Staff development in the field
• Financial mobilisation

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MU - School of Public Health

• Obstacles/Constraints
• Finances
• Manpower
• Materials/books/journals
• Transport for students field work

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MU - School of Public Health

• Other Services
• National Task Force for Disaster
  Preparedness/Epidemic Preparedness
• Member of Disaster Preparedness Committee
  National Teaching and Referral Hospital - Mulago
• Operational Research
• Consultancies