Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies

MIPH5124

This unit gives students an overview of public health aspects of humanitarian emergencies in developing country situations and the range of appropriate responses. This includes considering problems faced by government and non-government organisations in humanitarian emergency relief efforts. Topics covered in the unit include international and human rights law, the role of donor agencies, refugee health, nutritional emergencies, site planning for refugee camps, water and sanitation, sexual violence, protection of vulnerable groups, and communicable disease surveillance and control.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 4

Commencing semesters: 110

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: MIPH5124

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

Our courses that offer this unit of study

• Master of Health Communication
• Graduate Diploma in Health Communication
• Graduate Certificate in Health Communication
• Master of Public Health
• Master of International Public Health
• Master of Public Health (Professional Practice)
• Graduate Diploma in Public Health
• Graduate Diploma in International Public Health