The Humanitarian/Public Health Track of the Sudan Future Leaders Initiative aims to develop the next generation of public health and humanitarian leaders at the Dr. Bushra Ibnauf Center for Humanitarian Relief Support and Development. The track combines structured learning and professional training with hands-on field experience, allowing participants to build practical skills while actively contributing to humanitarian work on the ground.
This track focuses on strengthening participants’ capacity in outbreak response management and the coordination of public health emergency interventions. By engaging in real-world response activities alongside guided learning, participants will gain the knowledge, leadership skills, and operational experience needed to respond effectively to public health emergencies and support locally led humanitarian systems.
Participation in this track begins after completing the mandatory ASU English language course and BLS/ACLS training.
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Curriculum
Health Cluster Coordination
Health Clusters exist to relieve suffering and save lives in humanitarian emergencies, while advancing the well-being and dignity of affected populations. Since 2005, the Cluster Approach, including the Health Cluster, has been one of the most commonly used coordination mechanisms to meet the humanitarian needs of affected people in a reliable, effective and inclusive manner, whilst respecting humanitarian principles. Health Clusters collectively prepare for and respond to humanitarian and public health emergencies to improve the health outcomes of affected populations through timely, predictable, appropriate and effective coordinated health action.
Emergency Response Framework
The Emergency Response Framework provides WHO staff with essential guidance on how the Organization manages the assessment, grading and response to public health events and emergencies with health consequences, in support of Member States and affected communities. Building on the principles of the ERF, this microlearning provides an overview of WHO’s role in emergencies, the Incident Management System (IMS) and its key functions, and the process from verification to response to a public health emergency.
Ready4Response
Ready4Response is a multi-tiered core curriculum that aims to develop consistent learning standards across the emergency response workforces at national level. It equips participants with essential competencies needed to work within public health emergency response.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
The Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) course is a self-paced e-learning program that introduces the UN’s standards of conduct and zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. It covers the obligations of UN personnel, the consequences of misconduct, and the responsibilities of leadership in preventing and responding to SEA. The course includes five modules and a final assessment, with a certificate awarded after completion and submission of a short evaluation form.
Cholera
The Cholera Module provides practical, self-paced resources to support health workers and authorities in preventing, detecting, and responding to cholera. It covers key topics including case management, surveillance, and the identification of Priority Areas for Multisectoral Interventions (PAMIs) for cholera control and elimination.