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11718-01 - Seminar: Current Ecological and Health Issues in Africa (2 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2010 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Herbstsemester |
| Dozierende |
Simon Paul Loader (simon.loader@unibas.ch)
Peter Nagel (peter.nagel@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) Marcel Tanner (marcel.tanner@unibas.ch) Jürg Utzinger (juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch) |
| Inhalt | Every session consists of a students report on a selected topic, preferably supported by a power-point presentation, followed by a detailed discussion. The report must be briefly summarized and distributed as a handout. The seminar is designed for arts and science students at MSc level. Schedule 1) Introduction, outline the framework for the course, and nomination of speakers and their topics: 24 Sep 2010 2) Current ecological and health issues in Africa -- what did we learn? 10 Dec 2010 3) Selection of topics covered (will be discussed in the first meeting): Dams, irrigation and schistosomiasis; Climate change and vector-borne diseases; Con-tamination of human breast milk with pesticides sources and mitigation measures; Inte-gration of neglected tropical disease control programmes; Malaria and malaria control; Ur-ban health; The Okavango insecticide spraying campaign nothing learnt from former les-sons?; Pesticide use in developing countries environmental and human health risks; Does the improvement of cattle health cause the disruption of key ecological processes? Economic crisis, food crises and health Genetically-modified crops -- to do or not to do |
| Bemerkungen | Human health is often cross-linked with environmental and social factors. Examples include - Land use practices that influence Malaria transmission rates, the contamination of human breast milk by pesticide residues from disease-vector control or plant protection measures, and hygiene-related problems in urban agriculture. The aim of the seminar is the acquisition of in-depth knowledge on primarly Africa-related specific topics in epidemiology and environmental sciences. Office hours by appointment, contact: marcel.tanner@unibas.ch, juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch, peter.nagel@unibas.ch, or simon.loader@unibas.ch. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Masterprogramm Infektionsbiologie / Epidemiologie (Master in Infektionsbiologie / Epidemiologie) Modul Biogeography / Applied Ecology (Master Geowissenschaften) Modul Environment and Human Well-Being (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Vertiefungsmodul NLU-Biogeographie (Master Geographie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2009)) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | The crediting of the credit points requires (1) the regular presence at the sessions, (2) the active participation during the discussion and (3) pass ranks for the oral presentation and the handout. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Afrika |