The University of Guyana and its services will be closed from 14 at 22 February 2026 included.

Component : DFR Health
Domain: Health
Mention : Tropical paediatrics
Nature :  Diploma course.
Location: Cayenne (Troubiran University Campus) and distance learning

  • Submission of applications from 01/07/2025 to 20/09/2025
  • Selection of candidates from 28/07/2025 to 05/09/2025
  • Administrative registration and payments from 01/09/2025 to 26/09/2025
  • Start of courses : 29/09/2025
  • End of course : 05/06/2026

Objectives

  • Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to manage all tropical diseases in children, in terms of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
  • Understanding the specific nature of health problems in particularly vulnerable children

Target skills

Acquiring and developing the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to care for and monitor children in tropical environments:

  • Monitoring healthy children
  • Monitoring vulnerable children
  • Diagnosis of pathologies
  • Therapeutic management

Admission

Access to the DU :

This course is aimed at :

  • French and foreign medical doctors
  • French and foreign doctors of pharmacy
  • Paediatricians, infectious diseases specialists, general practitioners, public health doctors, pharmacists
  • Interns in paediatrics, infectious diseases, general medicine, public health and pharmacy from the 5th semester.

 

Registration

Instructions concerning the application procedure are posted on the Université de Guyane website during the annual admissions campaign. Applications and administrative registration are made online

Programme

  • UE 1 - UE 1 Bacterial and viral diseases: 40 hours
  • EU 2 Parasitic and mycotic diseases: 15 hours
  • EU 3 Emerging diseases: 05 hours
  • UE 4 Non-infectious diseases: 48 hours
  • EU 5 Introduction to epidemiology and clinical research: 12 hours
  • EU 6 Work placement: 35 hours

Job opportunities

Sectors of activity

  • Hospital paediatrics
  • Private paediatrics
  • Paediatrics in mother and child protection centres (PMI)
  • Paediatrics in isolated areas
  • Public health
  • Pharmacy

Contact

Santé-contact
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Specific Health Access Pathway

Specific Health Access Pathway

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DU Anti-infective therapeutics in the French West Indies and Guyana

DU Anti-infective therapeutics in the French West Indies and Guyana

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DU in Intensive Care Nursing (SIR)

DU in Intensive Care Nursing (SIR)

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DU - Care management in tropical medicine

DU - Care management in tropical medicine

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DU Prevention and Health Promotion

DU Prevention and Health Promotion

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DU in Tropical Paediatrics

DU in Tropical Paediatrics

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DU Mediation in Health

DU Mediation in Health

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DU in Tropical Medicine

DU in Tropical Medicine

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Introduction to Emergency Medicine DU

Introduction to Emergency Medicine DU

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DU in Tropical Dermatology

DU in Tropical Dermatology

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3rd year of the General Training Diploma in Medical Sciences

3rd year of the General Training Diploma in Medical Sciences

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2nd year of the General Training Diploma in Medical Sciences

2nd year of the General Training Diploma in Medical Sciences

Health

UFR SMS Medical and Health Sciences

Management

Prof. Pierre COUPPIE
Dean

Prof. Mathieu NACHER
Vice-Dean

Ms Sandrine ADONIS
Administrative and Financial Manager

Guillaume ICHER
MCF Associate Professor - Tutoring Manager

Scholarship

Mrs Romy BAAL-OTHILY
School coordinator
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Ms Véronique KONOE
Schooling Manager
T 0594 27 27 24
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Ms Victorine MAZONOE
Schooling Manager
T 0594 27 27 23
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Endrow PHIBEL
Apparitor
T 0594 27 27 25

Reception

Troubiran Campus
Building N

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