International Health Systems: Building Global Security
Learn about the International Health Regulations (IHR) and their role in global health security, solidarity, and sustainability.
Learn about the International Health Regulations (IHR) and their role in global health security, solidarity, and sustainability.
This comprehensive course explores the International Health Regulations (IHR), a crucial legal framework for global health security. Developed by experts from leading institutions worldwide, it covers the IHR's history, evolution, implementation procedures, and future challenges. Participants will learn about the IHR's role in managing health crises, from epidemics like Ebola and SARS to environmental disasters. The course emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, and examines the IHR's impact on global economy, travel, and trade. Through case studies and a virtual simulator, students gain practical insights into crisis management from various perspectives. This transdisciplinary approach makes the course valuable for health professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in global health security and international cooperation.
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What you'll learn
Understand the history, goals, and principles of the International Health Regulations (IHR)
Learn about the rights and obligations of States Parties and WHO within the IHR framework
Explore the intersectoral nature of health threats covered by the IHR
Analyze the impact of public health events on global economy, travel, and trade
Understand national planning, monitoring, and evaluation processes for IHR implementation
Examine challenges in IHR implementation and reforms following major health crises
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This course includes:
1.25 Hours PreRecorded video
31 quizzes, 1 assignment
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There are 7 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the International Health Regulations (IHR), a critical framework for global health security. It covers the IHR's history, principles, and implementation procedures, emphasizing its role in managing international health crises. The curriculum examines various health threats, from infectious diseases to environmental disasters, and their impact on global health, economy, and security. Students learn about the intersectoral nature of health emergencies, exploring connections between human, animal, and environmental health. The course also addresses challenges in IHR implementation, reforms following major outbreaks, and the future of global health governance. Through case studies and a virtual simulator, participants gain practical insights into crisis management from multiple perspectives.
Introduction and course outline
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Historic perspectives. IHR Articles & Procedures
Module 2 · 5 Hours to complete
Intersectorality of the IHR - Part 1. Health threats covered by the IHR
Module 3 · 4 Hours to complete
Intersectorality of the IHR - Part 2. Mobility, trade and national security
Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete
National planning, monitoring and evaluation
Module 5 · 4 Hours to complete
Challenges in the IHR implementation. Ebola and the WHO reform
Module 6 · 3 Hours to complete
Conclusion and final quiz
Module 7 · 56 Minutes to complete
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Instructors
Pioneering Public Health and Global Health Research
Antoine Flahault, MD, PhD in biomathematics, is a prominent professor of public health at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, where he has served as the Director of the Institute of Global Health at Campus Biotech since January 2014. He previously held the position of founding director at the French School of Public Health (EHESP) from 2007 to 2012 and has contributed significantly as co-director of the Centre Virchow-Villermé for Public Health Paris-Berlin (Université Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité) and the European Academic Global Health Alliance (EAGHA). He is also the president of the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA). Flahault's research focuses on mathematical modeling of communicable diseases; he has chaired the WHO collaborative center for electronic disease surveillance and coordinated research on Chikungunya in the Indian Ocean, earning the Inserm Prize in 2006. He served as the scientific curator for the Epidemik exhibition at La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris, which also toured Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Flahault was elected a corresponding member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris and, as of January 2015, had authored 250 scientific publications referenced in Medline.
Resident Physician Aude Richard Enhances Public Health Through Innovative Approaches
Aude Richard is a resident physician in training at the Institute of Global Health, having obtained her Swiss Medical Degree from the University of Lausanne in 2013, followed by two years of clinical practice. In 2017, she earned her Master of Public Health from Harvard University, specializing in social and behavioral sciences and health communication, with her thesis exploring the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals and promoting supportive tools. Since November 2017, Aude has served as a resident physician and is currently the French-speaking Switzerland coordinator for grippenet.ch, a participatory platform dedicated to influenza monitoring and public literacy on health issues.
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