Course: Global Health, Conflict and Violence

Health science and peace science are similar in many ways. The health sciences try to understand both disease and the pre-conditions that are necessary for health. Healthcare workers are not …

This course is taught by a core team of four educators, assisted by experts with experience in the scenarios that are discussed. Each week, you will be taught by a …

This course offers a brief overview of the principles of medical peace work in the context of global health. Medical peace work is not a medical specialty (like cardiology or …

Imagine you are a frontline healthcare worker in a country ravaged by war… This case is based on a real-life situation involving armed insurgency. We will use it to help …

This is the kind of news we routinely hear coming from conflict areas. As a health or development worker, what are your first reactions to this breaking news? Write your …

Mary B. Anderson is an economist and author of the book Do no harm: how aid can support peace – or war. In this video interview, Anderson explores the subtle …

The healthcare team is faced with difficult choices as they try to deliver services to the community in the presence of violent conflict. Do you agree with Nurse Aisha or …

International Humanitarian Law (IHL) outlines the principles and provisions for the protection of the sick and wounded, prisoners of war, and civilian populations. It also considers the need to respect, …

The situation at the healthcare facility has evolved. Healthcare workers are now being approached by the military and the government for help managing the conflict. Should Dr Samoe welcome these …

In the video above, Professor Johan Galtung defines violence into three different forms: direct violence, structural violence and cultural violence). One can also think about ‘hierarchies’ of violence at the …

If you defined peace as ‘the absence of violence’, then we should try to define what ‘violence’ is. Watch this interview with Professor Johan Galtung, the “father” of peace science, …

These next few steps in “Week 4” contain additional material on the subject sustainable healthcare, that we’ve already touched in Step 3.15 “sustainable healthcare” We’ve been made aware that some …

Congratulations on completing the Medical Peace Work course! During the last three weeks we tried to illustrate what Medical Peace Work is in the Global Health context. Having completed the …

Recent data indicates that the health sector is a major contributor to climate change. In the European Union, for example, the health system produces 5 per cent of the EU’s …

In Week 1, Professor Galtung suggested that violence is not limited to violent events. People can be killed, psychologically harmed, or deprived through socioeconomic and political structures in society. This …