Govt. P.G. College Online Diploma In Disaster Management Admission 2024-25, Exam Pattern, Result, Cut Off

ONLINE DIPLOMA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Though most disasters cannot be prevented, the impact of the disasters upon communities can be significantly reduced by preparedness and planning. The online diploma course in Disaster Management aims to deliver advanced training on the management of the public health implications of disasters.

Online Diploma in Disaster Management is a one-year program conducted by the Department of Medical Education. The program has been designed for Healthcare workers in both the public and private sectors including primary and the emergence care physicians, public health personnel, nurses, pre-hospital care providers and first responders.

Domestically and globally disasters are on increase, which has been attributed to the climate changes which might be attributed to technological developments, and they come with social and economic consequences. Disasters either natural or man-made normally threaten the survival of the victims as well as put the dignity and livelihoods of the victims to test and at times leads to a shift in the socio-economic situations, unplanned urbanization, environmental degradations, climate variability as well as change, geological hazards and stiff competition of the natural resources leading to environmental degradation.

Disasters have evolved substantially to include areas of cyber terrorism, product tampering, biological threats as well as ecological terrorism which were unheard some few years back. Todays safety professional is faced with a myriad of new and different reactions and issues ranging from control of the media to the shareholder reaction, which were not given consideration in the disaster preparedness programs in the past. It is the requirement for safety profession to minimize the risks where prevention is not possible.

Modules :

Introduction to Disaster Management

• Scope and types of disasters, objectives of the disaster management, vulnerability.
• Elements of disaster management: preparedness, assessment, recovery, rehabilitation and management.
• Resource mobilization in disaster management.
• Information collection and management.
• Strategies and approaches for disaster management.
• Logistics and implementation, the remedial measures. 
• Community mobilization for disaster management.

Logistics in Disasters

• Understanding logistics in the disasters, scope and types of logistics, mobilization of the resources and key stakeholders
• International Aid agencies,
• Non -Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Volunteers,
• Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
• Notification, response strategy and mobilizations.
• Logistic planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluations.
• Movement of personnel, resources, and equipment.
• Back-up strategies and resources.
• Challenges in disaster logistics.

Course Objectives:

This Diploma Course in Disaster Management is designed to impart domain knowledge, capacities and skills to:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts in disaster risk reduction and the humanitarian response.
• Recognize issues, debates and challenges arising from an environment of disaster; the relationship between the paradigm of the development and disasters.
• Critically evaluate disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response policy and practice from multiple perspectives.
• Develop an understanding of standards of the humanitarian response and practical relevance in specific types of disasters and conflict situations.
• Critically understand the strengths and weaknesses of the disaster management approaches, planning and programming in the different countries, particularly their home country or the countries they work in.
• Respond to the disaster risk reduction initiatives and disasters in an effective, humane and sustainable manner.

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