DEEC is a collaborative course that is offered to public health professionals and others and aims to improve participants’ knowledge on the principles of disease elimination and eradication and equip them with public health science, leadership and planning skills.
DEEC was first held in 2022 in partnership with the New York University School of Global Public Health (NYU SGPH) and involved a mixed cohort of public health students and professionals. In 2023, the course included support from The Carter Center, and in 2024, was offered twice on the African continent in partnership with the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in Ghana.
The DEEC is a hybrid course comprising a one-month online component and a seven day in-person component. The online portion is self-paced with a weekly moderated session– it introduces participants to key concepts that will be further discussed in person. The in-person segment focuses on the application of these concepts through active learning, group participation, and strategy co-creation.
Course Focus:
The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) is launching the 2026 cycle of the Disease Elimination & Eradication Course (DEEC) in partnership with Khalifa University.
This DEEC cycle welcomes participants from the EMRO/MENA region and aims to strengthen understanding of the core principles and practical strategies for eliminating preventable infectious diseases, with particular attention to GLIDE’s focus areas — NTDs, polio, and malaria — alongside other diseases of regional significance.
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If you have any questions, please email us at DEEC-info@glideae.org
