Course doi:10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.477http://www.ojvr.org Page 1 of 2 How to cite this course: Simuunza, M.C., ‘MSc One Health Analytical Epidemiology’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 79(2), Art. #477, 2 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.477 Note: Proceedings of the Conference of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance ‘One Health’ held at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, July 2011. Copyright: © 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. C ou rs e de liv er y w ill m ai nl y be d on e by e xp er ts f ro m t he Sc ho ol s of V et er in ar y M ed ic in e an d M ed ic in e of th e U ni ve rs ity of Z am bi a. E xp er ts fr om ot he r So ut he rn A fr ic an ac ad em ic an d re se ar ch in st itu tio ns w ith in th e SA C ID S co ns or tiu m a s w el l as s ta ff f ro m c ol la bo ra tin g re se ar ch i ns tit ut io ns i n in du st ri al iz ed c ou nt ri es , es pe ci al ly th e R oy al V et er in ar y C ol le ge (R V C ) an d th e L on do n Sc ho ol o f H yg ie ne a nd T ro pi ca l M ed ic in e (L SH T M ) w ill al so p ar tic ip at e in c ou rs e de liv er y. T hi s w ill c re at e a bl en d of p ro fe ss io na l kn ow le dg e an d sk ill s in e pi de m io lo gy a nd O ne H ea lth th at w ill pr ov id e a un iq ue le ar ni ng en vi ro nm en t. SA C ID S is a O ne H ea lth c on so rt iu m o f so ut he rn A fr ic an ac ad em ic a nd r es ea rc h in st itu tio ns in vo lv ed w ith in fe ct io us di se as es of hu m an s an d an im al s in th e D em oc ra tic R ep ub lic o f C on go ( D R C ), M oz am bi qu e, S ou th A fr ic a, Z am bi a an d T an za ni a. S ta ff f ro m t he se i ns tit ut io ns a re w or ki ng in sm ar t pa rt ne rs hi p w ith co lle ag ue s fr om L SH T M a nd R V C – t w o U ni ve rs ity o f L on do n C ol le ge s w hi ch pa rt ic ip at e in th e in te rd is ci pl in ar y L on do n In te rn at io na l D ev el op m en t C en tr e (L ID C ). SA C ID S al so co lla bo ra te s w ith th e In te rn at io na l L iv es to ck R es ea rc h In st itu te ( IL R I) a nd c on tin ue s to f or ge l in ka ge s w ith o th er in st itu tio ns fr om in du st ri al is ed c ou nt ri es . T he SA C ID S he ad qu ar te rs is lo ca te d at th e So ko in e U ni ve rs ity of A gr ic ul tu re . T hi s ex ci tin g ne w c ou rs e fo cu se s on p ro vi si on o f kn ow le dg e in a na ly tic al e pi de m io lo gy a nd o n ho w to a pp ly th is k no w le dg e in th e co nt ro l o f di se as es in bo th h um an a nd a ni m al p op ul at io ns ( O ne H ea lth C on ce pt ). T he c ou rs e ha s be en d es ig ne d to t ra in a ne w g en er at io n of h um an c ap ita l w hi ch w ill p ro vi de th e ne ce ss ar y le ad er sh ip i n so lv in g va ri ou s he al th ch al le ng es u si ng e pi de m io lo gi ca l to ol s to i m pr ov e th e he al th a nd w el fa re o f o ur c om m un iti es . A pp lic an ts f or t he c ou rs e sh ou ld h av e a de gr ee i n m ed ic in e, v et er in ar y m ed ic in e, o r a ba si c de gr ee i n bi ol og ic al s ci en ce s. G ra du at es in h ea lth r el at ed fi el d of st ud y su ch as st at is tic s, de m og ra ph y, fo od sc ie nc e an d pu bl ic h ea lth m ay a pp ly p ro vi de d th ey ha ve in te re st in he al th an d ha ve ex pe ri en ce of ha vi ng w or ke d in a n in st itu tio n de al in g w ith h ea lth is su es . T he re a re l im it ed s ch ol ar sh ip s av ai la bl e fo r th is c ou rs e pr ov id ed b y th e W el lc om e T ru st th ro ug h SA C ID S. T he M Sc i n O ne H ea lth A na ly tic al E pi de m io lo gy w ill be of fe re d by th e Sc ho ol of V et er in ar y M ed ic in e in co lla bo ra tio n w ith th e Sc ho ol of M ed ic in e at th e U ni ve rs ity of Z am bi a. A ll th e st ud en ts w ill be re gi st er ed by th e Sc ho ol of V et er in ar y M ed ic in e. T he Sc ho ol of V et er in ar y M ed ic in e w as e st ab lis he d in 1 98 4 an d ha s so m e of th e be st l ea rn in g fa ci lit ie s in Z am bi a. T he S ch oo l ha s lo ng st an di ng ex pe ri en ce in co nd uc tin g po st gr ad ua te t ra in in g an d re se ar ch i n di se as es o f ve te ri na ry a nd p ub lic h ea lth im po rt an ce . T he Sc ho ol is lo ca te d w ith in th e U ni ve rs ity of Z am bi a m ai n ca m pu s. C ou rs e C oo rd in at or : D r M ar tin C . S im uu nz a E m ai l: m ar tin .s im uu nz a@ un za .z m ; m si m uu nz a@ ly co s. co m Ph on e: + 26 0 21 1 29 37 27 M ob ile : + 26 0 96 88 08 51 1 Fa x: + 26 0 21 1 29 37 27 W eb si te : w w w .u nz a. zm A dd re ss : D ep ar tm en t o f D is ea se C on tr ol Sc ho ol o f V et er in ar y M ed ic in e U ni ve rs ity o f Z am bi a P. O . B ox 3 23 79 L us ak a, Z am bi a. Source: Author’s original material as presented at the conference Course continues on the next page → MSc One Health Analytical Epidemiology - M.C. Simuunza http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.462 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.462 Course doi:10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.477http://www.ojvr.org Page 2 of 2 A ck no w le dg em en ts T he O ne H ea lth A na ly tic al E pi de m io lo gy M Sc p ro gr am m e is su pp or te d by S A C ID S th ro ug h a gr an t f ro m th e W el lc om e T ru st (w w w .w el lc om e. ac .u k) u nd er th e A fr ic an In st itu tio n In iti at iv e. T he c ou rs e is a tw o- y ea r fu ll- tim e M Sc p ro gr am m e of th e U ni ve rs ity o f Z am bi a ca le nd ar o f se m es te rs an d ac ad em ic y ea rs c om pr is in g of a t au gh t co m po ne nt i n th e fi rs t ye ar a nd a r es ea rc h pr oj ec t cu lm in at in g in to th e su bm is si on o f d is se rt at io n in th e se co nd y ea r. St ud en ts w ill u nd er ta ke th e fo llo w in g co re c ou rs es : � R es ea rc h M et ho do lo gy a nd C om pu te r A pp lic at io ns � Pr in ci pl es o f E pi de m io lo gy a nd B io st at is tic s � D is ea se S ur ve ill an ce a nd R is k A na ly si s � E m er gi ng a nd R e- em er gi ng D is ea se s � In fe ct io us D is ea se M od el in g an d G eo gr ap hi ca l I nf or m at io n Sy st em � A dv an ce d St at is tic al M et ho ds in E pi de m io lo gy � O ne H ea lth M ed ic in e an d G lo ba liz at io n In a dd iti on s tu de nt s w ill b e ab le to c ho os e on e el ec tiv e co ur se fr om th e fo llo w in g: � H ea lth E co no m ic s, P ol ic y, M on ito ri ng a nd E va lu at io n � M ol ec ul ar E pi de m io lo gy a nd B io in fo rm at ic s � E nv ir on m en ta l E pi de m io lo gy Y ea r tw o sh al l co m pr is e su pe rv is ed r es ea rc h w or k cu lm in at in g in to s ub m is si on o f a di ss er ta tio n an d sh al l b e un de rt ak en o ve r a pe ri od o f tw o se m es te rs o f fu ll- tim e st ud y. T he to pi c (r es ea rc h pr op os al ) of th e di ss er ta tio n sh al l be g ui de d by t he O ne H ea lth T he m e an d sh al l be a pp ro ve d by t he S ch oo l Po st gr ad ua te C om m itt ee in th e la st s ev en w ee ks o f t he s ec on d se m es te r o f p ar t I . “ ... be tw ee n an im al a nd h um an m ed ic in e th er e ar e no d iv id in g lin es -- no r s ho ul d th er e be ." R ud ol f V ir ch ow (1 82 1- 19 02 ). T hi s co ur se a im s to e qu ip s ci en tis ts w ith s ki lls in a na ly tic al e pi de m io lo gy fo r t he ef fi ci en t p re ve nt io n an d co nt ro l o f h um an , a ni m al a nd z oo no tic d is ea se s. O ne he al th is a s ci en tif ic c on ce pt w ho se m is si on is to fo st er c lo se r p ro fe ss io na l in te ra ct io n, c ol la bo ra tio n an d ed uc at io na l o pp or tu ni tie s ac ro ss th e ve te ri na ry , m ed ic al a nd a lli ed s ci en ce s fo r t he p ur po se o f i m pr ov in g hu m an a nd a ni m al h ea lth . U po n co m pl et io n of th e M Sc in O ne H ea lth A na ly tic al e pi de m io lo gy , g ra du at es w ill b e ab le to : � D em on st ra te k no w le dg e of th e co nc ep t of “ O ne H ea lth ” an d its a pp lic at io n in th e de ve lo pm en t of h ea lth p ol ic y an d th e co nt ro l an d pr ev en tio n of in fe ct io us d is ea se s. � D em on st ra te kn ow le dg e on ho w in te ra ct io ns be tw ee n hu m an an d an im al p op ul at io ns a nd e nv ir on m en ta l ch an ge s ca n le ad to e m er ge nc y an d re - em er gi ng o f i nf ec tio us d is ea se s. � Pl an , u nd er ta ke a nd a na ly ze d at a fr om a re se ar ch p ro je ct c on ce rn in g hu m an , an im al a nd z oo no tic d is ea se s an d be ab le t o m on ito r an d ev al ua te a ct iv iti es fo r po lic y an d pr og ra m m e de ve lo pm en t. � A pp ly a s ci en tif ic s ty le o f w ri tin g in th e pr es en ta tio n of re se ar ch . � A pp ly e co no m ic a nd s oc io -e co no m ic co nc ep ts a nd m et ho ds i n th e de si gn , im pl em en ta tio n an d ev al ua tio n of he al th d el iv er y se rv ic es . � D et er m in e th e fa ct or s af fe ct in g th e oc cu rr en ce an d sp re ad of di se as e th ro ug h hu m an a nd a ni m al p op ul at io ns an d be a bl e to p re ve nt o r co nt ro l su ch sp re ad . 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