Introduction to Public Health Engineering in Humanitarian Contexts

The world is facing unprecedented humanitarian needs. Today’s humanitarian crisis tend to be greater in number, often in urban settings, longer in duration and broader in regional impact. They generate human sufferings on a greater scale, disrupt essential services, such as water supply or sanitation and put health of large population at risk. Engineers and technical specialists in water, sanitation, energy, environment, and in other related fields play a vital role to respond to these challenges and growing needs. In the humanitarian sector, they are called the public health engineers and today they are increasingly needed! Why public health engineering matters so much in humanitarian crises? And how its related activities are carrying out in such complex environment? This is what this MOOC is all about!The EPFL, EAWAG-SANDEC and ICRC have decided to partner to guide you through this introduction to the fascinating field of public health engineering in humanitarian contexts.

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Public Health Engineering
Week 2
Humanitarian contexts
Week 3
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Week 4
Sanitation
Week 5
Waste management & Hygiene promotion

FAQ

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Is financial aid available?

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Reviews

Excellent course to learn the skills of PHE in humanitarian contexts

Thanks to all the Instructors

Learning about the Public Health engineering in humanitation contexts really enriched my knowledge and transformed my way of thinking regarding to the waste we produce in our society.

I really enjoyed this course. the Lectures were very well presented. the tests challenged me but were very rewarding.

This is one of the best courses that provide a clear orientation on objectives and priorities public health engineering in a humanitarian context.