Global Health Summer Program
date : 9/7/2012
Global Health Summer Program
Disaster Medical Relief Support which Responds to Community Needs ~ After the Earthquake and Tsunami on March11~
You can download the report on this program from the right.
In this program, students aimed to present their own solutions on the topic of “Disaster Medical Relief Support which Responds to Community Needs”, based on the lessons learned from The Great East Japan Earthquake.
【Duration】
Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 10, 2012
【Schedule】 (Subject to change)
July 30 – August1 Skills training & lectures 9:00-17:30
August 2 – 3 Fieldwork (whole day)
August 6 Formulation of Action Plan (Group work) 9:00-17:30
August 10 Presentations 10:00-15:00
【Venue】
The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus (Except field work period)
【Participation Fee】
None. (Costs for transportation, meals etc. will be in principle paid for by each individual participant. However, costs for transportation and the accommodation for the field trip to Tohoku will be covered by the Institute. Furthermore, for those participants joining the program from distant locations, the Institute will bear the full cost of accommodation at a designated location, and also provide some assistance with transportation expenses.)
【Organizer】
Specified Nonprofit Corporation Health and Global Policy Institute
Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
【Supporter】
【Supporter】
Project HOPE
WHO Kobe Centre
【Program Contents】
・Keynote speeches by experts at the forefront of global health and disaster medical relief
・Skills training, including problem solving frameworks, interviews etc.
・Fieldwork (Tohoku)
【Language】
Japanese (Some lectures will be held in English)
【Number of Participants】
20 people
【Eligible Participants】
University and graduate school students (including overseas students. Students from overseas universities and graduate schools are welcome to apply. The program will be conducted primarily in Japanese, with some English.)
【Contact】
Haruko Sugiyama (Ms.) / Ayaka Yamaguchi (Ms.)
Health and Global Policy Institute
1-11-28 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014 Japan
Tel: +81-(0)3-5511-8521 E-mail: ghsp2012@hgpi.org
Exhibition date：2012-07-30
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