Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in association with the Graduate School of Public and Development Management (P&DM) at the University of the Witwatersrand and Medecins Sans Frontiers is offering a Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance from 20 July to 28 August 2009 in Johannesburg.

The programme consists of core modules on key humanitarian issues plus a choice of specialist modules, which are:

• Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Technical Support in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Policy, Advocacy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law

The course is designed and taught by experts from leading NGOs, international organisations and academic institutions.

Further information and application forms are available at: www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/dha_africa/

Applications and enquiries: Eleanor Carr, email: e.carr@liv.ac.uk. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK, tel: +44 (0)151 705 3359, fax: +44 (0)151 705 3348.

Event venue: Wits Rural Facility, South Africa