The course aims to provide participating persons with a better understanding
of the health problems in tropics, to increase their ability to cope with
them, and to give a fuller knowledge of the cultures and the life of the people
in tropics.
Physicians and professionally qualified persons working in health and related
fields may apply for admission to the course. Fifteen candidates are accepted
to the course in a year. The course consists of １３ weeks （June‐August） of
instruction and examination. Teaching is undertaken by the full‐time staff
and guest lecturers.
The course provids lectures and laboratory and field practices in virology,
bacteriology, protozoology, parasitology, medical entomology, environmental
physiology, biochemistry, pathology, internal medicine, and geography and
culture in tropics. Candidates who completed successfully the course are awarded
the Diploma in Tropical Medicine.
Admission ceremony in 2000