This course explores the epidemiology and biology of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Through a theme based, integrated approach, students learn about the epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Emphasis is placed on epidemiological methods, routes of transmission, host-pathogen interactions, and mechanisms of virulence.

The course is designed to provide an overview of the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for major communicable and non-communicable that faces the Rwandan population and the population of the world in general.