Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as well as child health in disasters and health crises

Objectives

The aim of the course is to give the participant an overall understanding of SRHR and child health in disasters and health crises, as well as tools to improve it. In addition, it aims to give insight into how international health response related to the SRHR and child health can be planned and organized, with a focus on international humanitarian response.

Participants should be able to:

• Describe the global burden of common diseases and conditions in relation to sexual and reproductive health, as well as their clinical manifestations and management.
• Describe the global burden of common diseases and conditions in children, as well as their clinical manifestations and management.
• Plan interventions for the prevention and management of SRHR and children’s health in disasters and health crises.

Content

The course is based on the global health situation with a specific focus on SRHR and child health. It further shows how different types of disasters influence these, as well as which general and special measures are relevant to maintain SRHR and child health in crises and disasters.

• The global health situation of SRHR
• Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in crisis situations
• Safe motherhood
• Family planning and abortion care
• Health strategies and interventions for sexual and gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation
• The global health situation related to children’s health
• Children’s vulnerability and health in disasters
• Integrated management of childhood diseases
• Neonatology and care of the newborn child
• Preventive, integrated, and curative health care for common childhood diseases and child health threats
• Care and management of acute malnutrition

When and where

Dates: The course starts on March 23 and ends on April 2, 2025. Lectures on campus will take place from March 24 to March 28.

Course venue: Karolinska Institutet Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.

Target group

Licensed healthcare professionals and other health professionals with relevant backgrounds.

Course Managment

Anneli Eriksson, course leader, RN PhD, Research specialist, Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters, Department of Global Public Health

Johan von Schreeb, MD, Professor Global Disaster Medicine, Department of Global Public Health

Martina Gustavsson, RN, MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher

Hannah von Reding, MSc in Global Health, Project coordinator

Course syllabus

You can find the course syllabus here.

Price

11 000 SEK, excluding VAT per participant. Course literature is not included in the price.

Extra information

This is one of four courses that together provide you with the competencies, strategies, and tools to enable you to work as humanitarian health assistance staff. The four courses give a comprehensive preparation for health professionals. The first course and fourth course also comprise a useful introduction to the field for other professionals.

The other modules can be found here:

• Global health, disasters and health crises, 3 credits
• Disasters, health crises and communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as epidemic outbreaks, 3 credits
• Project planning and response in disasters and health crises, 3 credits

More information

For questions about the course content:

Anneli Eriksson, course leader

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Global Public Health

E-mail: anneli.eriksson@ki.se

For administrative questions:

Kristoffer Mörtsjö, project coordinator

Executive and Professional Education at Karolinska Institutet

E-mail: Kristoffer.mortsjo@ki.se

Registration

Registration is binding. For cancellations later than six (6) weeks before the start of the course, 50 percent of the course fee will be charged, and for cancellations later than three (3) weeks before the start of the course, the full course fee will be charged. For complete terms and conditions, see our general terms and conditions.

Please note that the course is subject to the condition that we receive a sufficient number of participants.