This course is designed to review the concepts of disaster management in order to evaluate the impact of disasters on human activities. It will also explore the role of the primary health care team in disaster management, including specific reference to the contribution of the Community Health Nurse to disaster management.
The primary focus of this course is to upgrade participants' skills and
related knowledge in disease surveillance at entry points, including ground
crossings. Participants will critically examine the roles and functions of
competent authorities in managing the propagation of international public
health events.
Distribution management deals with what has been traditionally regarded as “getting the right product to the right place at the right time”. However, this course revises the traditional view in favour of a more modern view in which channels and logistics are seen as a total-system the aim of which is to deliver an optimum level of customer service.
Diversity of organisms covers the diagnostic features of plant and animal kingdoms, adaptations as well as strategies for maintaining biodiversity.
This course introduces students to the elements of drama and theatre. It combines practical and theoretical elements to provide an introduction to acting, playmaking and play production. The course aims to develop students’ awareness of theatre as an art form and to help students discover and discern the rich heritage of theatre.
This course is designed to sensitize students about the dangers associated with drug use/abuse and how an individual can develop a dependency problem.
The course also explores drugs as a social problem from a systems perspective, examining how drug abuse permeates every segment of society. The pharmacology and the effects of drugs on the body and brain will be examined.
Current theories and research relating to drug use will be reviewed and the prevention, intervention and treatment of drug abuse will be explored.