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About the Course

The University of Geneva, Institute Pasteur, University of Montreal and Centre Virchow-Villermé/University Paris Descartes welcome you to this MOOC on "Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface"! Over the next 8 weeks, you will explore and learn about some of the major and current Global Health Challenges at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: zoonotic emerging infections (e.g. Ebola, Nipah, MERS, Avian Influenza), antimicrobial resistance, neglected tropical diseases (e.g. rabies, leishmaniasis, zoonotic TB), snakebite and other human-animal conflicts etc. You will learn new concepts from the field of epidemiology, social anthropology, disease ecology, veterinary sciences, global health policy etc. and approaches such as One Health, Eco-Health and Planetary Health. Also, you will learn about innovative tools and frameworks used to study and tackle some of these Global Health challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals era. This MOOC proposes you a dynamic, international and interdisciplinary programme based on the One Health approach (human-animal-environmental dimensions) and involving more than 30 top experts from more than 20 academic and research institutions and international organisations based in Geneva, Paris, Montreal and the world. Policy makers from the World Health Organisation, clinicians from the University Hospitals of Geneva, epidemiologists from Institut Pasteur etc. will share with you their knowledge and experiences all along this MOOC. Video-lectures have been filmed in different parts of the world and settings (from the field to the lab and office) and will be combined with the latest open readings and interactive activities in the discussion forum, video-conferences etc. This MOOC keeps evolving and enriching actively over time and two new sections on "Health Benefits at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface" and "Management of Ecosystems under Global Changes: Implication for Human Health" have been added in May 2018. This latter section was developed in close collaboration with experts from World Health Organisation and the Convention on Biological Diversity and is introduced by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. The development of this MOOC was led by Dr. Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda, Dr. Isabelle Bolon and Prof. Antoine Flahault from the Institute of Global Health of the University of Geneva. The list of instructors is completed by Prof. Arnaud Fontanet (Institut Pasteur) and Prof. André Ravel (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal). Watch our teaser here and let’s get started! https://youtu.be/WT7-cC21uLU?list=PLnZ (with subtitles in French and in Chinese)...

Top reviews

LA

Jul 23, 2018

Amazing course! So recomended for everyone that works in te health field. Te lessons were so comprehensive as well as interesting. And the information sharde was invaluable. I am so happy to did it!

SK

Mar 19, 2021

I has covered a wide range of topics. it effectively demonstrated the links between the many actors on the global scale. It is important to keep building on these linkages to improve world health.

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By Leslie S

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Aug 13, 2020

The wide diversity of topics and information was delivered by experts in a clear manner and was understandable and interesting and in keeping with the overall title of the course.I found the earlier parts more connected to my interest in epidemiology whereas the second half was more generalised but nevertheless I was exposed to many new ideas on global health and ecosystem issues that I was totally unaware of and has stimulated my motivation to keep learning about One Health and the various interactions and interfaces.I did have some difficulty understanding some of the accents and translations which detracted from my complete understanding of what they were saying.I also found the sections providing had data easier to remember.The personal comments and discussions required from me about my own experiences and country were particularly challenging as I don't have tha much experiences in these fields.

By Jo-Ann J

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Jan 19, 2021

Great synthesis of the fields of biology, ecology, medicine, and human and animal behavior. I appreciated the transcripts of the video lectures so that I could ensure I understood the topics and identified all the particulars presented in the lecture. I had a bit of trouble accessing some of the readings (possibly because of the age of the papers) and would have appreciated knowing the dates of the lectures. Thanks for including a bit on Covid-19.

By amalianrn

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Nov 13, 2022

Joining this course gave me integrated knowledge about human, animal, and ecosystem health that combined into a one-health approach. The presented case examples are practical and could help me to address some public health problems in the human and animal interfaces. I wish that the discussion forum is more active in a 2-way discussion so that we could get feedback from the opinions we gave

By Nidhish B

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Apr 17, 2022

I learnt a lot about latest advancement on One Health and different dimensions of public health. It was a great learning experience to learn about latest developments on Public Health like Neglected tropical diseases, citizen science, digital epidemiology etc. I recommend the professionals to enrol in the course and increase your knowledge on the subject of Public health.

By Seyed-Moeen H

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Dec 17, 2020

I took this course as part of my MSc Global Health degree at the university of Geneva. All in all it is a well established course and an engaging experience. The content gets regularly updated and the forum is lively. If you are not familiar with the concept of One Health, this course can be a good start.

By Marcos P O

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Apr 17, 2018

Very good course. I've learned many things. It's a course linking health, politics, conservation, biology... I like more the biological and field parts of the subject. But the components related to politics, planning, sociology, other stakeholders, ttc are very important too. The course cover is wide.

By AHIMBISIBWE L

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Jan 6, 2021

I am really glad to complete this course. The course is really informative on the health and situations surrounding it especially with the current challenge of COVID-19. I am really hopeful that I can proceed to the next level in this study.

By COULIBALY K J

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Sep 7, 2017

Ce cours est super. Il permet réellement de comprendre le Concept de Onehealth avec ses spécificités et son champs d'applications. Il est un un peu long mais très digest. Bravo aux concepteurs de ce Mooc.

By Thomas F

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Jan 16, 2023

Course is OK, yet sometimes I wish a bit more specific. In total it contains general information on the topic of the One Health Concept and doesn't go much in to detail.

By Hasnain A

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Jun 5, 2020

A very informative course for those who are interested in learning about One Health, Public Health & collaborative efforts to develop a sustainable global health system.

By Janine R

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Nov 30, 2020

Very interesting course that covers a range of topics in terms of the linkage between human and animal health, as well as human and animal health and biodiversity loss.

By Francesca H

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May 18, 2020

Really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot, but it would be better if I could see what I got wrong after the final submission of graded quizzes.

By Sumana G

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Aug 25, 2023

A great introductory course to One Health that dives deeper than most online courses available.

By Aungshuman D G

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Aug 17, 2020

I got to learn many different pieces of information about global health in this course.

By fayez a f a

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Apr 24, 2017

very comprehensive course. I recommend this course for everybody

By Brice F

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Jan 21, 2021

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By Małgorzata O

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Nov 19, 2018

Basic knowldge about global health,

By Ayla N

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Jun 9, 2020

A good overview of the challenges from our global health system at this current stage. Nice coverage of global issues, and good articles to read.

Questions sometimes came across ambiguous, but otherwise well set out.

By Arthur M

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May 25, 2022

More in-depth lectures and less readings would greatly improve the course

By Saula C

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Jul 12, 2018

Very interesting course, big picture about One Health. Recommended!

By Pozdnyakova Y

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Aug 7, 2020

Content course - great! But the assignments of the third and fourth weeks are terrible! Unable to view incorrect answers. The questions are very vague. This is the most painful course because of the assignments. If you choose, prepare your nerves.

By Viola B

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Mar 15, 2021

Hello

I'm facing some difficulties related to the course:

Lessons given in franglish and incapability to look at the "errors" after the quiz. Incapability to deal with deadlines. Impossibility to progress with the material.

Would it be possible to find the 3rd way to improve both the content and my outcomes correcting the wrong answers?

Kind regards,

Viola Banaj

By Suresh G

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Aug 23, 2021

Poorly designed. Not having a lead instructor or someone who contextualizes the content is not expected. Not everyone is a scientist to do own research and learn. Having a large number of speakers is not helpful. Sorry to abandon this course that otherwise did look promising,