(English) Global Health Champions Simulation: Team Up to Solve Health Crisis

(English)

Programme Overview

In the town of Chilandia, a fictional border town home to 50,000 residents, an alarming health crisis is unfolding: sudden and unexplained deaths have sparked widespread concern and confusion. Rumours about the causes are spreading rapidly, within the town and across the border. As weeks go by, health misinformation is causing harm, eroding public health efforts, and fuelling distrust in healthcare, not just in Chilandia but also across the border.

Step into the simulation where you will team up with fellow participants to tackle this urgent global health challenge. The School of Public Health’s Global Health and Development [BASc(GHD)] Summer Programme is an immersive simulation workshop where you are placed in a field-based scenarios that mirror strategy, risk communication, resource allocation, systems thinking, and decision-making.

Key Features

• Team-Based Problem Solving: Work closely with your team to design and execute effective strategies to tackle the challenges.
• Workshop-simulation exercises: Gain insights into how health misinformation and disinformation impact communities and immerse yourself in learning how to counter false narratives using science and empathy.
• Expert Engagement: Interact directly with professionals from the School of Public Health learning from their real-world experiences in decision-making during complex crises.
• Practical Learning: Explore the critical issues and questions global health experts face, enhancing your ability to respond to high-pressure situations.
• Through this hands-on simulation, you will deepen your understanding of global health challenges and sharpen your skills in collaborative problem-solving.

Programme Structure

• Duration: 2-day intensive simulation workshop
• Introductory lecture of concepts followed by simulation exercise

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and explain core concepts in global health, risk communication, and systems thinking, and understand how these ideas apply to rapidly evolving crisis situations.
• Make practical, context‑appropriate decisions under time pressure, using limited data, expert insights, and real‑world field constraints to guide their actions.
• Recognise and value interdisciplinary perspectives—from public health, communication, behavioural science, and systems thinking—in shaping effective and ethical decision‑making.
• Strengthen confidence, collaboration, and leadership skills by working in teams to analyse problems, negotiate solutions, and communicate clear strategies during the simulation.