- Course Code
- PU5502
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr Janet Kyle
Pre-requisites
N/A
Co-requisites
N/A
Notes
The main aim of this module is to develop critical analysis of issues within international health. International health policy, health systems, major global health problems and comparative health care research will be explored. Some tools and techniques for cross cultural research and evaluations will be provided.Overview
Topics covered by the course include:
Origins and responses to current international health issues
Millennium Development Goas (MDGs)-Goals, Targets and Indicators
Different forms of organisation of health care and health care delivery
The structure and functions, and strength and weakness of organisations in international health
Complex emergencies and health care management during war, civil conflict or disaster
Importance of health promotion disease prevention
Maternal mortality in a global perspective
Globalisation and health including health worker migration
Reproductive and sexual health including HIV/AIDS
Issues around the failure of many health development projects including politics and advocacy in international health
The role of culture in the organisation of health care
Evaluation and research in developing countries
Structure
The course will be taught in two hour seminars twice weekly. This module runs from Week 30 (January) right through until Week 38 (March)
Assessment
Assessment of this course will be continuous assessment and an exam:
Essay 40%
Presentation 10%
Final written exam 50%