SESSION Chronic Diseases in Humanitarian Contexts Objectives Explain the concept of chronicity and identify the main chronic diseases, with a particular focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) Identify and assess the extent of NCDs in a specific context Conceive a programme to address the needs of people with NCDs during a humanitarian emergency Audience Health professional working in humanitarian or development projects Humanitarian worker managing health projects Health professional wishing to move into the humanitarian sector Duration Programme 3-7 June 2019 Chronic diseases and humanitarian crisis • Assessing the needs, setting priorities • Designing a 1 week NCD programme • Testing new approaches • Monitoring and evaluation • Developing a strategy 2 ECTS credits Registration deadline Director See contact below Prof. Doris SCHOPPER, Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH), a joint Centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of Information International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva cerahgeneve@unige.ch +41 (0)22 908 44 53 Co-ordinator unige.ch/formcont/ts1 Dr. Anne GOLAZ, CERAH 4 affaires internationales et humanitaires Université de Genève