Peter FURU | Capacity4dev

Peter

FURU

Position:

Associate Professor, Head of Studies

Organisation:

University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Public Health

Location:

Denmark

About me

Joined

29 September 2006

Topics of interest

Climate change & disaster risks

Climate Change

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Climate adaptation

Drought

Flood prevention/control

Health

Water, Health & Sanitation

Health programme - global

Health in the humanitarian-development nexus

Health management - review - assements

Health Systems Strengthening

Infectious disease control

Disease prevention and Health promotion

Mental health

Universal health coverage

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Education

Knowledge Management

Countries of interest

Africa

Burkina Faso

Ghana

Togo

Asia

Laos

Thailand

Viet Nam

LinkedIn profile

Work at the interface between the water, environment and health sectors in a developing country context. Focus is on prevention and control of water related parasitic infections. Topics include e.g. health impact assessment of water resources development and integrated water resource management and health; climate change and health,; planetary health. Will contribute an intersectoral approach to sustainable health.