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The Center for Refugee and Disaster Relief

Center for Refugee and Disaster Response

HELP Course:  Objectives

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Select methods for assessing specific emergency situations in the field
  • Develop and implement a general or a specific health program to assist a displaced population
  • Foresee that immediate assistance projects might need to be extended into long-term development programs
  • Develop a common approach to providing services among humanitarian organizations
  • Monitor the adequacy of the service being provided to an affected population
  • Assess the ethical implications of all possible plans of action during an emergency 
  • Apply the principles of International Humanitarian Law when providing services in conflict situations

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