by: Tiia HaapaniemiThis is the third module of the course, and probably the one that I am most excited about, because it is making us understand the humanity behind health. I always thought that health seeking behaviour is not determined by how good the services are...
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Workshop: Social Change from below and above, 21-22 May 2015
The Humanitarian and Development Research Group will hold a workshop entitled "Social change from below and above: interrogating revolution and political science" on 21-22 May 2015. For full details please see the programme:...
PG Cert in Global Health: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience (testimonial)
by Joy OkaforAfter completing my first module in Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience, I discovered that I had learnt a lot in a short amount of time. It was even more amazing to discover that most of the topics and scenarios were applicable to my local environment and...
PG Cert in Global Health: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience
by Ahmed Siyah The module Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience served as a good introduction to the PG Certificate in Global Health course. It laid many basic concepts of disease causation and propagation. It brought home the message that health is not achieved only...
PG Dip in Global Health: Disaster and Crisis Management module testimonial
by Anna Maria KaczmarekAlike other modules comprising the MSc in Global Health course, the Disaster and Crisis Management module was carefully designed in terms of the concepts coverage, mix of reading materials and teaching methods. Not only did it develop my...
PG Cert Global Health – The first module
by Alusine Sebora KargboFirst and foremost I would like to thank the entire staff and members of the institute for given me the opportunity to pursue a post graduate degree in Global Health, for me it is an overwhelming blessing. Like everyone at University, I was...
PG Cert Global Health: End of program testimonial
by Victor AdamuThe PG Cert Global Health has been a very challenging and enriching experience. Very useful links were provided for additional reading, and the course was very interactive with discussion sessions that were very rich in content and arguments, where...
PG Dip Global Health – End of Course Testimonial
by Fiona O'Meara After many years of working as a clinical physiotherapist in private practice, an opportunity arose to accompany my humanitarian, shelter delegate husband to take up a position on a longer term basis in the developing world. Initially visa restricted...
PG Dip Online Global Health Module Review: Research Methods in Global Health
by Fiona O'MearaI was looking forward to this final subject of the taught course work to learn about the different research methods available and their applications to provide a sound platform from which to base my research proposal for the final dissertation.As...
PG Cert Online Global Health Module Review: Ethics, Human Rights and Health
by Victor AdamuThis course module "Ethics, Human Rights and Health served to enrich my knowledge on the right to health being an inclusive right, and the underlying social determinants of good health. The module also provided a forum for in-depth analysis of the...