World: Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health

DIPLOMA IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM) in partnership with SCIM Institute, Netherlands are pleased to announce a Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health. The course is offered through Distance Learning. The course will start from 4th May 2016 to 30th September 2016

Start date: 4th May 2016

Course End: 30th September 2016

Registration Deadline: 3rdMay 2016.

Sexuality, Sexual, and Reproductive Health

Sexuality encompasses diverse behaviors and meanings that are shaped by individual, social, cultural, and historical factors. From the local to the global, a significant number of public health challenges involve sexual and reproductive health: HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, access to family planning services, sex education, maternal mortality, sexual violence, and discrimination against/stigmatization of sexually non-conforming individuals. Promoting sexual and reproductive rights and agency, as well as respect for the dignity, equality, and rights of all persons, are also public health issues.

The Diploma in Sexuality, Sexual, and Reproductive Health approaches sexual and reproductive health as states of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being. The curriculum explores and challenges the social inequalities that have had profound effects on sexuality and health. Students can specialize as researchers or practitioners, and emerge prepared to work in agencies and organizations involved in programmatic or advocacy work, policy or evaluation research, or in direct service delivery.

In this course, students critically examine sexual health and specific sexual health issues within a global context. The first part of the course examines sexual health as a concept, the different frames of sexual health (medical, public health, feminist, and human rights), the macro and micro factors that enable and/or impede sexual health, and efforts to improve sexual health in communities. The course focuses on key social factors, including culture, gender-based norms that constrain the sexual expression and health of women and men, racism, and poverty. The second part of of the course focuses on sexual health issues including sexual pleasure/desire and well-being, unintended pregnancy, non-volitional sex, and stigmatization and discrimination against sexual minorities.

Course Content

· Sexual history taking

· Contraception (including all methods with optional Implant on training)

· Medical aspects of termination of pregnancy

· STI diagnosis and management of bacterial

· and viral STIs

· Cervical screening

· Common gynecology (including issues for

· adolescents, sub-fertility and menopause)

· Adolescent health

· Male sexual health

· Vulval health

· Breast health

· Sexual and relationship counseling

· Sexual and gender diversity

· Sexual assault and family violence

This module is designed specifically for practitioners in health and development organizations.

Course Organizers:

Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM) was established in 2004 in Amsterdam with the Africa regional offices in Nairobi. The organization was formed to address capacity building needs among development and corporate organizations in Africa and Asia by offering Online Certificates and In-House trainings. The organization has over ten years experience working with development partners in capacity building in. We have trained over 5000 development Professionals in various thematic areas.

Exercises:
After they have read the material for each unit, students are expected to test their own Learning by completing some relevant exercises and tasks.

Assignments:**There are ten assignments (continuous assessment tests) and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments and Continuous Assessment Tests account for 70% project paper or examination will account for 30% of the mark. Upon completion of the course you shall be issued with a Diploma Certificate and a course transcript.**

Examination

Certificate and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course

DURATION AND COURSE LOAD: 24 Weeks - 5 to 6 hours per week

DATES: 4th May 2016 to 30thSeptember 2016 (Six Months course)

REGIONS TARGETED: Global

COURSE: FEE: $800

ORGANIZERS: Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM)

LANGUAGE: English only

FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated

GENERAL COURSE CONTACT

The Academics Coordinator
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-522-5929
Email:info@onlinelearningcentre.org
Email:Diploma@africaprojectcenter.com
Website:www.onlinelearningcentre.org

How to register:

register for this course, kindly send your expression of interest to info@onlinelearningcentre.org and we shall send you the registration details.

Register for this course, kindly send your expression of interest to info@onlinelearningcentre.org and we shall send you the registration details.