The Target Group
O2H targets early and mid-career professionals with or without a background in public health, who may be responsible for dealing with policy areas that impact health system resilience (especially, but not exclusively, with pandemic resilience). The programme especially invites participants from government departments, public sector agencies, civil society and non-government organisations, international organisations and policy institutions.
The Programme Structure
The programme consists of a series of modularised trainings, including two foundational courses on "Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience from the Global to Local and Health Emergency Management", which will be rolled out over six weeks. In addition, two elective courses have taken place: "Designing community-centered solutions" and "Negotiating the Pandemic Treaty".
More elective courses on topics of coordinating data-enabled preparedness for future health crises and transnational CBRN threats are foreseen for this year (2023).
To date, two foundational training courses have been held by Universidad de los Andes and the EUI School of Transnational Governance, and two elective training courses have been held by BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health and the EUI School of Transnational Governance.
Please keep an eye on this page to learn about our evolving training offer or get in touch for updates.
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Upcoming trainings
In April-May: “Coordinating data-enabled preparedness for future health crises” (elective course) led by Prof. Oscar Bernal, Universidad de los Andes.
In May-June: Policy brief workshop organized together with the EUI Language Center.
In June-July: “CBRN and public health threats governance” (elective course) led by Prof. Pasi Penttinen, EUI School of Transnational Governance.
In October: 4-day residential training on “Global health cooperation and diplomacy” co-organized together by the EUI School of Transnational Governance and Universidad de los Andes.
Concluded trainings
June 2022 / February 2023
“Health emergencies management” (foundational course) led by Oscar Bernal, Universidad de los Andes.
"Strengthening pandemic preparedness and resilience from the Global to Local" (foundational course) led by Prof. Adam Kamradt-Scott, EUI School of Transnational Governance.
"Designing community-centered solutions" (elective course) led by Prof. Sabina Faiz Rashid, BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health.
“Negotiating the Pandemic Treaty” (elective course) led by Prof. Adam Kamradt-Scott, EUI School of Transnational Governance.
Learning Modes
All trainings will be delivered online. Participants will study at their own pace by engaging with pre-recorded online content developed by some of the world’s leading experts, readings, and case studies. In addition, participants will interact with trainers and fellow course participants during online live sessions.”
O2H Competencies
Include, but are not limited to:
- Strategic and systemic thinking;
- evidence-based policymaking;
- advocacy, leadership and ethics;
- policy and risk communication; inter-cultural communication;
- data competency (interpretation and visualisation);
- community needs assessment;
- community-based policy design;
- gender-based approaches;
- use of new technology.
The Certificate
A certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants of each course. It is planned to allow participants the possibility of earning a post-graduate certificate with academic credit points if they attend a minimum number of foundational and elective courses and take part in the assessments.
The Costs
Participation is fully funded by an Open society university network (OSUN) grant, and is therefore free of cost for the candidates accepted for the pilot phase of health resilience certificate programme.
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