For students attending the course Global Burden of Disease course code 4GB001
This course builds on the concepts introduced in An Introduction to Global Health, focusing on a detailed analysis of the global burden of disease. Understanding the global burden of disease is key in global health, because it helps identify the most significant health issues affecting different populations and guides decision-making on resource allocation and interventions.
Syllabus
The course covers a range of health challenges, including both infectious and non-communicable diseases, mental health, nutrition, and injuries. Students will use epidemiological and health systems data to analyse the causes and distribution of disease. Sexual, reproductive, newborn, child, and adolescent health are also explored, highlighting how these areas interact with broader social factors and health systems.
Vaccines play an important role in reducing disease burden, and the course will look at real-world examples, such as efforts to reduce measles and polio through vaccination programmes. Students will also explore demographic trends, like decreasing child mortality and fertility rates, and how these affect population growth and shifts in disease patterns. The course builds on earlier learning, helping students apply epidemiological, medical, social, ethical, and systems perspectives in analysing global health challenges.
Schedule
Will be published 2 weeks before course starts.
Course evaluation and course analysis
Course evaluation and course analysis will be published one month after the end of course.
Contact information
Carla Sturm
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