11 Topics
5 Days
60 Sessions
Programme Overview
Training Description
Session Objectives
- Understand capacity of the health care team Understand health care of children up to 12, with special focus on children under 5 years of age, in disaster situations.
About the Course
The course examines the specific health and protection vulnerabilities of children during emergencies, including disruption of healthcare, malnutrition, infectious diseases, injuries, displacement, family separation, psychological distress, violence, exploitation, and limited access to essential services. Participants will explore child-centred approaches to emergency preparedness, response, coordination, and recovery.Through case studies, simulations, scenario-based exercises, and group discussions, participants will develop practical strategies for identifying risks to children, establishing appropriate protection measures, coordinating emergency health interventions, and integrating children's needs into broader disaster management plans.
The training also emphasizes child participation, inclusion, gender-sensitive approaches, disability considerations, safeguarding principles, ethical decision-making, and inter-agency coordination. Participants will learn how to strengthen preparedness and develop effective interventions that promote children's survival, protection, health, dignity, and resilience throughout the emergency management cycle.
Curriculum & Topics
11 Topics | 60 Sessions
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Workshop 1.1:
Background of the course (role of the professional)
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Workshop 1.2:
Goal
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Workshop 1.3:
Objective
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Workshop 1.4:
Methodology
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Workshop 1.5:
Outcome
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Workshop 2.1:
Definitions
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Workshop 2.2:
Connection to the focus: children (include examples in each definition) Correlation examples
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Workshop 2.3:
Classification:
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Workshop 2.4:
Disaster Management and Risk Management
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Workshop 2.5:
Differences children-adults
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Workshop 3.1:
Public health impact in general: prevalence rate, incidence rate, crude mortality rate, crude fatality rate
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Workshop 3.2:
Public health impact in children: immediate (death, injury, mental health), medium (common illnesses, mental health), long term (nutrition, communicable diseases, disability and mental health)
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Workshop 3.3:
Environmental health
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Workshop 3.4:
Myths and realities
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Workshop 4.1:
Initial assessment
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Workshop 4.2:
Damage and need assessment
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Workshop 4.3:
Emergency health information management
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Workshop 4.4:
Leadership in crisis
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Workshop 4.5:
Coordination and planning
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Workshop 5.1:
Mass casualty management: pre-hospital, hospital and triage.
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Workshop 5.2:
Search and rescue, evacuation and first aid
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Workshop 5.3:
Immediate Medical Response:
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Workshop 5.4:
General assessment
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Workshop 5.5:
Paediatric assessment triangle (PAT)
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Workshop 5.6:
Paediatric triage
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Workshop 5.7:
Pre-hospital: Impact zone, advanced medical post,
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Workshop 5.8:
Hospital triage (re-evaluation)
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Workshop 6.1:
Threat of communicable diseases
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Workshop 6.2:
Outbreak, epidemic, endemic, pandemic.
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Workshop 6.3:
Early warning of diseases
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Workshop 6.4:
Outbreak control
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Workshop 6.5:
Vector control
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Workshop 6.6:
Surveillance
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Workshop 6.7:
IMCI
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Workshop 6.8:
Immunization
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Workshop 7.1:
Risk factors
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Workshop 7.2:
Vulnerabilities
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Workshop 7.3:
Common psychological impact
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Workshop 7.4:
Interventions
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Workshop 8.1:
Infant and young child feeding
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Workshop 8.2:
Assessment
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Workshop 8.3:
Interventions: Feeding programs
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Workshop 8.4:
Malnutrition and specific deficiencies
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Workshop 9.1:
Prenatal care for pregnant women
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Workshop 9.2:
Recognition of high-risk pregnancy and delivery
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Workshop 9.3:
Labor and delivery?
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Workshop 9.4:
Immediate newborn care
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Workshop 9.5:
Neonatal resuscitation
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Workshop 9.6:
Routine postnatal care
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Workshop 9.7:
Danger neonatal signs
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Workshop 9.8:
Jaundice
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Workshop 9.9:
Febrile neonate
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Workshop 9.10:
Congenital infections
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Workshop 9.11:
Stabilization and Transport
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Workshop 10.1:
Disabilities
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Workshop 10.2:
Diabetes, epilepsy, and asthma
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Workshop 10.3:
School age and adolescents
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Workshop 11.1:
Lessons learnt
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Workshop 11.2:
Risk reduction
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Workshop 11.3:
Emergency preparedness
