Peace, health and medical work 2006 (HEL-3011)

After a successful pilot in 2005, we have the pleasure to announce a new course in 2006. 'Peace, health and medical work' is an elective module offered by the Centre for International Health in cooperation with the Institute of Community Medicine and the Centre for Peace Studies to students who are interested in health-related international work. As the world's first of its kind, this Master-level module focuses on the peace building capacities of health professionals before, during and after violent conflicts. It also provides theoretical and analytical tools for comprehending the basic mechanisms of global medical peace work. The module lectures will be held consecutively during the week 13.-17.March 2006.

- Module description

- Lecture plan

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- Documents and presentations

- Reading

- Contact information

- Press coverage

- Enrollment

- Exam: Guidelines for your essay

The module was designed by a peace-health working group at UiTø/UNN, consisting of Nina Emaus, Knut Holtedahl, Tordis Høifødt, Klaus Melf, Jochen Peters, Kristin Scharffscher, Lars Småbrekke and Solveig Wiesener.