Humanitarian Health Diplomacy: Reconstructing Health Systems after War in the Arab World

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Analyse Complex Environments: Develop your ability to critically analyse political and social environments during public health and other humanitarian crises using a political science lens
• Strategic Planning and Facilitation: Design and implement a robust plan for diplomacy, dialogue and reconstruction of health systems
• Interpersonal Skills and Tension Management: Enhance interpersonal skills to navigate challenging relationships, employing contemporary tools and methods to manage tensions, de-escalate conflicts, and perform effectively under pressure when working in a group
• Practical Application and Reflection: Leverage insights from seasoned practitioners through experiential learning, simulations, and group work, enabling students to confidently engage in face-to-face dialog

Understanding Post-Conflict Frameworks

• Theories on post-conflict recovery
• Key concepts : resilience, reconstruction, and planning

Contextualized Assessments and Frameworks

• Conducing context-sensitive needs assessments
• Post-conflict situational analysis

The Role of Governance and Leaderhsip

• Governance structures in health reconstruction
• Importance of effective leadership in health systems recovery

The Role of Diplomacy

• The Doha model
• The Geneva International

Designing Integrated Health Systems

• Integration of health services: Steps towards resilient health systems
• Understanding the resilience of health systems