The manufacturing of death by EU asylum and migration politics
Hundreds of people trying to migrate from Africa to Europe have been drowned this week, when the boats they were travelling in sank. Here Tanja Miller says more needs to be done and that European policies have contributed to the deaths.It has become a defining feature...
Matters Arising – The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
By Bernard ManyenaAbout a month ago, 14-18 March, 2015, more than 6,000 delegates gathered at the World Disaster Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan. Holding WCDRR in Sendai was deemed appropriate as this would not only remind delegates of...
PG Cert in Global Health: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience (testimonial)
by Joy OkaforAfter completing my first module in Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience, I discovered that I had learnt a lot in a short amount of time. It was even more amazing to discover that most of the topics and scenarios were applicable to my local environment and...
Roger Mac Ginty – Fieldtripping: The ethics and practicalities of student fieldtrips
<!---->Many years ago, when I was a rookie lecturer, I went on an MA fieldtrip to Croatia. There were 29 students, the course leader and myself. I am still embarrassed at the nature of the fieldtrip. All 31 of us loaded onto a bus that toured ruined...
PG Cert in Global Health: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience
by Ahmed Siyah The module Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience served as a good introduction to the PG Certificate in Global Health course. It laid many basic concepts of disease causation and propagation. It brought home the message that health is not achieved only...
PG Dip in Global Health: Disaster and Crisis Management module testimonial
by Anna Maria KaczmarekAlike other modules comprising the MSc in Global Health course, the Disaster and Crisis Management module was carefully designed in terms of the concepts coverage, mix of reading materials and teaching methods. Not only did it develop my...
PG Cert Global Health – The first module
by Alusine Sebora KargboFirst and foremost I would like to thank the entire staff and members of the institute for given me the opportunity to pursue a post graduate degree in Global Health, for me it is an overwhelming blessing. Like everyone at University, I was...
Dr Amy Hughes, Prof Mukesh Kapila and Prof Tony Redmond on the fight against Ebola
In November 2014, Professor Mukesh Kapila was one of the panellists in HCRI's Understanding Ebola Event [more information about the event including recording on the HCRI website] alongside Vickie Hawkins from MSF, Anne Kelly from the University of Exeter and Prof Tony...
Dr Bernard Manyena addresses EU Parliamentary Committee on post-Hyogo Framework for Action
Dr. Bernard Manyena will be one of the keynote speakers at the workshop that will contribute to the preparations for the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction that will be held in Sendai, Japan on 14-18th March, 2015. This involves a review of the current Hyogo...
PG Cert Global Health: End of program testimonial
by Victor AdamuThe PG Cert Global Health has been a very challenging and enriching experience. Very useful links were provided for additional reading, and the course was very interactive with discussion sessions that were very rich in content and arguments, where...
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