Health protection is one of the cornerstones of public health. It encompasses the control of communicable diseases, as well as the management of environmental health hazards, chemicals and poisons, and public health response in emergencies. This module will cover the principles of surveillance, outbreak and incident management, immunisation programmes and disaster/emergency response. It will also present a broad range of common infectious disease topics including HIV, tuberculosis, meningitis, diarrhoeal illnesses and influenza.

Main teachers

• Andrew Lee (United Kingdom)

Workload and ECTS

Class workload	Total workload	ECTS
25	150	7