Aim
This course provides knowledge and skills on how GIS can be used for i) epidemiological assessment of patterns of disease in time and place; ii)assessment of accessibility to health care facilities and iii) visualizing Health Management Information – for monitoring and evaluation of programme performance such as programme indicators, human resources, and laboratory performance indicators.
Location & Organization
Organizer
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen)
Co-organizers
ITC (Enschede) and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
Location / venue
Enschede and Amsterdam
Costs
1490 euro
Timing & Workload
Duration Two weeks
Frequency Once a year
Teaching methods used
Lectures, discussions and supervised practical exercises.
Examination yes
Criteria
Is the course taught in English? yes
Is documentation available? (book, syllabus)? yes
Is the course open for external researchers? yes
More Information
http://www.kit.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=FAB&id=16884
Categories
Therapeutic Areas: Infectious diseases
Enabling Technologies: None
Methodology: None
Auxiliary skills: Public health
Target Group
All researchers
Country
NL
City
Amsterdam
More information
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