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Section The H.E.L.P. course: a multicultural and multidisciplinary learning experience Information on content and dates of a course run by the ICRC to upgrade professionalism in humanitarian assistance programmes conducted in emergency situations. Includes registration details. The H.E.L.P. course: a multicultural and multidisciplinary learning experience. The H.E.L.P. course was created in 1986 by the International Committee of the Red Cross to upgrade professionalism in humanitarian assistance programmes conducted in emergency situations. These courses have been given in various parts of Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe. Since 1986, approximately 1'600 health professionals and humanitarian aid workers from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, United Nations agencies, NGOs, ministries of health, armed forces medical services and academic institutions have attended the course.  Key document1-1-2009 Humanitarian assistance training H.E.L.P. I (Health Emergencies in Large Populations) H.E.L.P. II (Health, Ethics, Law and Politics)(ICRC Activities\Assistance\Health\H.E.L.P course) ICRC publication31-12-2001 H.E.L.P. Public health course in the management of humanitarian aidPublic health tools used in the analysis and implementation of emergency health programmes. A systematic and comprehensive description of how the HELP course is structured and the teaching methods used, which permits course participants to fit their contributions into the general programme. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\Assistance) ICRC publication  |
