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DER6104 Disaster Health Practice&Humanitarian Relief
SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Credit Points: 20
 
Description:

This unit promotes the development of a practice based understanding of international disaster and humanitarian crises response. International standards and guidelines for humanitarian response will be examined in partnership with contemporary perspectives of humanitarian principles including cultural awareness, communication issues, inter-disciplinary team work and community education.



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
SPAAOKDisaster and Emergency Response Area of Specialisation
L70Master of Disaster and Emergency Response
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014