INTS 208 : Introduction to Global Health
This course provides a robust introduction to the history, ethics, and practice of global health. Using a multidisciplinary framework, drawing on clinical, ethical, socioeconomic, political, and geographical knowledge, the course identifies how key stakeholders, including Intergovernmental organizations (e.g. the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and affiliated organizations), government entities (e.g., ministries of health, defense departments), non-governmental organizations (e.g., Médecins Sans Frontières, Partners in Health, PATH, GAVI, CEPI), other humanitarian organizations (e.g., ICRC), academic institutions, donor agencies (e.g., Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), clinical groups, and consulting firms, shape global health agendas, policies, programs, and outcomes. We discuss global burden of disease, the sustainable development goals related to health, social determinants of health, global research prioritization and clinical trials, disease surveillance networks, and the adoption and spread of global health technologies. The course also covers a basic introduction to epidemiology.