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Health Emergency Response to a Pandemic: An Integrated Social Science Perspective
Hanken School of Economics
  • Start Date: 06 Feb, 2023
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Explore the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to understand how to manage health emergencies and make informed decisions.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Unpack health emergency response


The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented global crisis, causing wide scale disruptions. On this four-week course, you’ll discover the many lessons learned during the pandemic – from crisis governance to online misinformation on social media.


Delving into real-life case studies, you’ll learn to make sense of COVID-19 data and learn about behavioural and epidemiological modelling and various data visualisation techniques.


Guided by experts, you’ll understand the issues caused by the pandemic and the solutions to help better manage health emergencies.


Explore governance in pandemics


On both global and local levels, governance during the pandemic took on a role we have never seen before.


You’ll delve into crisis governance to gain an understanding of decision-making during this trying time.


You’ll also explore societal resilience in times of crisis and how you can strengthen your own crisis response.


Understand the importance of the medical supply chain


Securing a medical supply chain is imperative in a health emergency response such as the COVID-19 pandemic.


You’ll unpack the disruptions that occurred in the medical supply chains, how to ensure preparedness, and appropriately respond to such disruptions.


You’ll also learn how to successfully secure medical supply chains using innovative solutions such as unmanned-aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones.


Learn how to prevent the spread of misinformation


Social media platforms played a significant role in the spread of misinformation during the pandemic. You’ll explore social media analytics to understand how this happened and learn to fact check on social media to identify misinformation.


By the end of the course, you’ll understand how to use the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare for future crises.


This course is designed for individuals and organisations responding to pandemics.


You could be a medical professional, a decision-maker in government, or a student aspiring to work in this context.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Hanken School of Economics

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

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