Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention, and peace-building. These interactive cases will introduce you to some of the key concepts, opportunities and dilemmas in the peace health field.

Domestic violence

Refugee health

Healing torture victims

Nuclear weapons

Crisis at the district hospital

Climate change and health

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Narrative teaching cases
for group work and peer learning

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Initial situation

You are a nurse with training in disaster management living on the outskirts of Berlin. One morning you wake up to the news that a nuclear bomb has exploded in the centre of Berlin. You can hardly believe your eyes when you open the shades and see the mushroom cloud over the city. What should your first response be?

A

You want to escape the area as quickly as possible and decide to go to your family in Hamburg.


B

You are a professional emergency responder! You will make your way to the epicentre where people surely will need your help.

C

You decide you’ll be of most use at the suburban hospital where you work.

D

You opt to join the Red Cross crisis management office in Potsdam, at a safe distance from the explosion.