INTRODUCTION

Welcome message

Dear Students,

Welcome to this module entitled “Health Context” to this course will provide students with a heightened awareness and understanding of the Environmental Health, Occupational Safety and Health, Disaster Management, Preparedness, and Planning and Community Development and Health. Each course unit in the module is presented by respective course facilitator and allowing students to learn from some field experience highly recognized in the domain. 

Course content is designed to assist Masters student in acquiring cutting-edge, evidence-based health context knowledge and skills in order to respond in a timely and appropriately promote the health of the population.

This module is composed of four units including:

•  Disaster Management, Preparedness, and Planning
•  Occupational Health and diseases 
• Environmental Health
•  Community Development and Health 

Module learning outcomes

The primary purpose of this Module is to:

• Equip students with knowledge and skill to analyses the main health problem in Rwanda and develop appropriate community intervention.

• Understand the key issues involved in setting up a response mechanism for complex emergencies and how to conduct a rapid needs assessment for a given disaster situation.
• Understand  the methods for the prevention of occupationally related diseases
• Apply environmental health principles to improve the enabling environment for WASH, and Improve community well-being.

Module Facilitators

Module Leader: Prof MUNYASHONGORE Cyprien E-mail:munyacyp@yahoo.fr

                        Ass Prof Theoneste NTAKIRUTIMANA E-mail: tntakirutimana@nursph.org

                        Dr. RUGIGANA Etienne       E-mail: rugigana@nursph.org

                        Dr. MUSABYIMANA Angle  E-mail: amusabyimana@nursph.org

                        Dr. RWABUFIGIRI Bernard  E-mail:bngabo@nursph.org

                        Dr. DUKUZIYATUREMYE Pierre E-mail:dukuzegift@gmail.com

Contact hours: Official working hours

Most welcome!