Course Unit Title
MPH7205 Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease Control
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Course Unit Description

This is a practical course, which enables students to have hands on experience on the management and control of approaches infectious/communicable diseases and their control. The student learns the concepts of communicable and non - communicable diseases as well as their control. The course exposes the underlying biological, epidemiological, ecological and evolution of pathogens in relation to the extraordinary immune defences of their human hosts. The students will get hands on evaluation of infectious diseases, diagnostics, and investigations strategies for treatment and control.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this course the student should be able;

  • To develop strategies to counter the spread of infectious diseases.