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A.1 |
Student learns the importance of IHR for control of infectious disease and international spread. |
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A.2 |
Students remember that WHO has a responsibility on health security, roles and its scopes |
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A.3 |
Students know lessons learnt from previous pandemics, epidemics ,prevention and control |
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A.4 |
Students know the importance of health traveler to prevent international spread of infectious disease and reserve the international health security. |
B. Intellectual Skills
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B.1 |
Students gain skills how to deal with travelers in work place.(vaccines - recommendations) |
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B.2 |
Students can visit WHO website and looking for outbreak news update , epidemic maps , recommendation and control measures . |
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B.3 |
Students can classified the infectious disease regarding the importance , trends ,national distribution and its burden on international health situation . |
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B.4 |
Student learns how to use IHR in points of intery offices, its importance for control of infectious disease and international spread. |
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B.5 |
Students can use national surveillance program data to obtain some indicators (prevalence, incidence) . |
C. Professional and Practical Skills
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C.1 |
Students have skill to use traveler vaccines and give recommendation to travelers regarding epidemiological situation. |
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C.2 |
Students can work in who programs as polio eradication program and other programs |
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C.3 |
Students can work in points of entry to monitoring the vaccination statues for travelers |
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C.4 |
Students can work in emerging disease surveillance and emergency operation units . |
D. General/Transferable Skills
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D.1 |
Knowledge about world health situation , hazards and epidemics that treat the world safety |
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D.2 |
Students can introduce to global health indicators and how to use to implement health programs (prevention and control) |
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D.3 |
How to use international health regulation in points of entry and to prevent the spread of infectious disease |
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D.4 |
Introduce to national surveillance programs and their importance in health field |
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D.5 |
Introduce to travel vaccines and how to use. |
Teaching and learning methods
1. Scientific Lectures
2. Technical practical exercises
3. Visits to travel vaccination center, points of entry
4. Student presentations
5. Homework’s
Methods of assessments
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s.n. |
Assessment Method |
Due (week) |
Weight (%) |
Notes |
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1 |
Midterm exam |
Week fifth and tenth |
20% |
Written |
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2 |
Oral exam |
Week twelve |
5% |
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3 |
Practical exam |
Week fourteen and sixteen |
10% |
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4 |
Final exam |
Week seventeen and eighteen |
60% |
Written |
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5 |
Assignments/HWs |
Week four and week twelve |
5% |
Quizzes |
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Total (%) |
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100% |
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Course References
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Type |
Title |
Publisher |
Edition |
Author |
Availability |
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Lecture notes |
International health control |
Collage Stationery office |
2nd Edition |
Course teacher |
Available |
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Textbook |
International health regulations |
WHO |
2005 |
WHO |
Available |
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Reference books |
Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Guide to Diseases, Causative Agents, and Surveillance |
Wiley-Blackwell |
2nd Edition |
Lisa A. Beltz |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance,
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Wiley-Blackwell |
May 2013 |
Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, and other |
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Periodicals |
Epidemiological bulletin |
NCDC |
Annually |
Surveillance Adm |
Available |
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Websites |
WWW.WHO.int |
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Available |
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Other |
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