Health in Developing Countries
The world has made immense strides in improving health outcomes and increasing life-expectancy over the past century in large part due to improved medicine, infrastructure and technology transfer between nations. However, these gains have been uneven. Many developing countries continue to face challenges across key metrics such as maternal and child mortality, burden of infectious and chronic disease, and life-expectancy. This course will offer students an overview of the most important health challenges facing the world today. Through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals, students will be introduced to key topics important to global health including key international health programs and initiatives; measures of disease burden; determinants of health outcomes; national and international health systems; global health funding mechanisms and key stakeholders. We will end the course with a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted progress towards meeting global health goals and the way forward.
This course is eligible towards the completion of the Certificate in International Development. Bundle your coursework and earn a professional credential that communicates knowledge and skills gained. Declared Certificate students receive 10% off of courses within the program.
You'll Walk Away with
- An understanding of key health challenges in developing countries and what stakeholders are doing to address the challenges
- The ability to assess a country’s health outcomes using key metrics as reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals
Ideal for
- Students interested in global health
- People who are looking to learn more about the improvement of global health outcomes
NO open sections available for this course at the moment. Please check back next semester.