Sex and gender in infectious disease programmes

Welcome to this groundbreaking course, taking sex and gender into account in infectious disease programs created by the Gender Working Group of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE). The course embodies WHE’s vision to help countries mainstream gender in all programs, leading to more gender-equitable and effective outcomes.

Drawing upon decades of our organization’s experience, this course is designed to empower public health professionals, policymakers, and program managers at all levels.

It provides practical, hands-on training on gender mainstreaming in disease management, including health emergencies, using an analytical framework to understand the impact of sex and gender on emerging infectious diseases.

In addition, the course highlights the critical link between gender and power imbalances to prevent sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment in program design and delivery.

This user-friendly, five-module interactive course incorporates real-world scenarios that apply the gender analysis matrix. If you are committed to the cause of gender mainstreaming in health emergencies and are looking to make a meaningful impact, we highly recommend this course.

This course is available in English only.