Prepared by :
Dr. Layla Ben Ayed/Tunisia / National Institute of Agronomy
Dr. Mohannad alnsour / Jordan
Objectives and Competencies
1. Understand our role as scientists towards public health
2. Understand our role as Arab Muslims towards public health
Guiding questions
1. Are you aware of the risk of epidemic propagation?
2. what do you think about health and pandemic eradication throughout the years?
3. How does the United Nations follow what’s going on in the world in terms of health?
Opinion forum
1. What does health is a right means for you?
Debate
1. Do countries throughout the world benefit of equally necessary prevention and prophylactic measures?
Assessment Questions
1. How can better international coordination lead to better epidemic preparedness at regional and national levels?
2. What do you think of the American attitude about insurance? For example if you are seriously harmed and don’t have an insurance you cannot being treated
Resources
Reading
1. World health report 2007. A safer future. Available online
2. Ebola response roadmap situation report. 22 October 2014. World Health Organization
3. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion. Sandy Cairncross and Vivian Valdmanis
4. WHO High-level meeting on Ebola vaccines access and financing. 23 October 2014. Summary report.
5. The Impact of Globalization on Infectious Disease Emergence and Control: Exploring the Consequences and Opportunities, This PDF is available from the National Academies Press at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11588.html. Chapter 1: A world in motion : the global movement of people, products, pathogens and Power.
Videos
1. Health – my right. WHO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvY_xUmZRU
2. Our health, our future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H2iCibm8hs
3. What diseases have the World Health Organization eradicated?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_tlg9sMV_4
4. Ebola outbreak an 'international emergency' - World Health Organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXPasrEKZ7w
