Postgraduate Course: Public health systems in the developed and the developing world (EMND11010)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Course description:
This course will review differences in provision of healthcare services in the developing and the developed world and considers the requirements for structured capacity building and strengthening of health systems
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Intended learning outcomes:
On completion of this course the candidate should understand:
* The role and remit of public health systems in the developing and developed world
* Prioritising funding in health systems
* Disease burden and health inequalities
* The impact of donor funding of health programmes on health systems in the developing world and the difference in vertical and sectoral approaches
* The role of primary health care in access to the health system, disease surveillance and control
* The different implications of private versus public funding for health care
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of Learn as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course will be delivered online through Learn. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Iris Bosa
Tel: (0131 6)51 3025
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Course secretary | Miss Fiona Brodie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
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