Swiss TPH Call for Applications: Field Malaria Courses in Tanzania and in Lao PDR

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) in collaboration with the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is organising a 4-week postgraduate Course on Malaria Prevention, Control & Elimination in Bagamoyo and Zanzibar, Tanzania, from September 19 to October 14, 2022. 

The objectives of the course are to build capacity by reinforcing knowledge and expertise of persons involved in the care of patients, in control programmes or in research activities in the field of malaria and to improve skills in time management, presenting and writing research proposals. At the end of the course, the participants should be able to manage malaria issues more effectively and to develop basic training courses and material in their home institutions.

Registration fee is USD 500 per participant. Travel, accommodation and catering expenses will be sponsored by the organisers. Health insurance is at the expense of the participants. No per diem will be distributed.

Structure of the course: 

• The course is offered by Swiss TPH in collaboration with the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Bagamoyo Branch and the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP) in Tanzania as well as with the Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI) in Lao PDR.
• The duration of the courses are 4 weeks. The structure is modular and the course is taught using blended-learning approach. Each module lasts one week (5 days). Every Monday, the participants receive questions related to the topic of the week. Under the mentorship of the facilitators and in collaboration with their peers using literature search (internet), the participants complete their assignments and give a presentation to the entire group on Friday.
• In addition to the self-directed, peer-to-peer learning, the module includes lectures (one per day) and educational visits (one per week). The study time for the 4 weeks is 200 hours of preparational and on-site learning.

Target Group: 

• Due to the current situation only applicants from African malaria affected-countries will be considered for Cohort 7 who are Health Personnel, Scientists and Researchers, Public Health Specialists and Malaria Control Administrators.

Minimum entry requirements:

• BSc or Master degree, several years of professional experience and basic computing skills

Read more here.

Applications deadline July 15, 2022.