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Strengthening Disrupted Health Systems – Developing context-specific strategies to strengthen health systems in protracted crises
Description: At the end of the course, students will be able to identify and appraise different options to strengthen (elements of) a health system in protracted crises. Specific objectives: 1. Explain the...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-09-23
Institution: The Netherlands - Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam
ECTS credit points: 5 ECTS credits
Applying the Rights Based Approach in achieving health related SDGs.
Description: By the end of the course participants should be able to: • Critically appraise the importance of the rights-based approach in achieving the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-05-13
Institution: Germany - Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg
ECTS credit points: 2 ECTS credits
Analysing Disrupted Health Systems (ADHS)
Description: At the end of the module the participants should be able to: 1. Analyse the structure and features of disrupted health systems; 2. Distinguish key health sector actors’ agendas and propose a plan...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-08-12
Institution: The Netherlands - Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam
ECTS credit points: 3 ECTS credits
Monitoring & Evaluation in a dynamic health environment (M&E)
Description: •Compare and critically discuss the functions of monitoring and evaluation of health programs within health systems • Contrast and adapt monitoring and evaluation plans, designs, tools and...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-08-12
Institution: The Netherlands - Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam
ECTS credit points: 3 ECTS credits
Molecular Medical Parasitology (Course Language: Portuguese)
Description: By the end of this course students should be able to: • Evaluate the significance of molecular biology for the study of parasites of medical importance, their vectors and its applications; •...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2023-03-30
Institution: Portugal - Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical , Universidade Nova de Lisboa
ECTS credit points: 6 ECTS credits
Communication, Marketing and Social Media (former name: Social Marketing and Communication)
Description: After successfully completing the module, students will be able to: ● Apply key social marketing concepts, principles and ethical considerations ● Practise the various planning steps in...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-06-10
Institution: Switzerland - Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Basel
ECTS credit points: 6 ECTS credits
Health Policy and Systems Analysis
Description: After successfully completing the module, students will be able to: ● Critically analyse the concepts of disease and risk factor patterns in relation to concepts of priority health problems...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-05-13
Institution: Switzerland - Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Basel
ECTS credit points: 6 ECTS credits
Global Nutrition
Description: At the end of this module students should be able to ● Describe the nutritional challenges globally in our world today, and compare regional trends in nutritional indicators, and recognize...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-04-08
Institution: Norway - Centre for International Health, Universitetet i Bergen
ECTS credit points: 5 ECTS credits
Research Proposal Writing (NOT OFFERED IN 2024)
Description: On successful completion of the module the student will be able to create a research proposal utilising the following skills: -Formulate clear and measurable research aims and objectives...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2023-02-06
Institution: UK - Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
ECTS credit points: 5 ECTS credits
Health Systems Strengthening in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Description: The key objective of the course is to help participants develop an understanding of how health care systems work and what the key issues are in the current functioning of health and healthcare...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-06-17
Institution: Germany - Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg
ECTS credit points: 2 ECTS credits
Global Mental Health (GMH) in public health practice
Description: This course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to develop and to successfully implement evidence-informed decisions in GMH. At the end of the course, students should be able: • To...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-07-08
Institution: Germany - Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg
ECTS credit points: 2 ECTS credits
Global Tuberculosis epidemiology and intervention
Description: Main objective: At the end of the course, the student should be able to give an outline of the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis globally and current interventions to control the disease.
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-01-02
Institution: Norway - Centre for International Health, Universitetet i Bergen
ECTS credit points: 5 ECTS credits
Sexual and Reproductive health and Rights: Policy, Governance and Financing (SRHR POL)
Description: • Identify and discuss relevant SRHR, including HIV/AIDS, rights and development-related international agreements, development commitments and financial mechanisms • Analyse how these...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-05-13
Institution: The Netherlands - Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam
ECTS credit points: 4 ECTS credits
Hospital-based interventions to contain antibiotic resistance in low-resource settings (Acronym AIM)
Description: Overall learning objective: At the end of the course participants should be able to develop and articulate action plans for containment of antibiotic resistance (ABR) in hospitals in low-resource...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2023-04-24
Institution: Belgium - Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine
ECTS credit points: 5 ECTS credits
Applied Clinical Research
Description: At the end of the module the student should be able to … •develop a clinical trial protocol (incl. formulation of research question and primary study objectives; identifying a suitable study...
Classification: advanced optional
Date start: 2024-02-19
Institution: Germany - Center for International Health at the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München
ECTS credit points: 3 ECTS credits