Welcome to our course on Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems for Global Health. During the course we will provide you with an overview of the main elements or building blocks of a health system based on the World Health Organization’s guidance. You will have the opportunity to explore four main areas of health systems in global health with particular reference to low and middle income countries. The first area focuses on understanding health service organizations, the challenges. Our second module looks at WHO’s six major building blocks or health systems components with particular reference to primary health care and the need for community participation in planning, delivery and assessment of these systems components. in our third module we examine the specific systems component of human resource development and capacity building. The fourth area consists of health policy making and advocacy with stakeholders. This course is geared toward learners who are already involved in managing health and development programs on the ground in low and middle income countries or who are preparing for such a management role. The main lectures will span a four-week period with approximately 2-4 hours of viewing learning materials per week. We have one peer graded essay wherein you will use skills in ‘organizational’ diagnosis to better understand a challenge in an organization where you are or have worked. There are also quizzes. We hope you will engage with your fellow learners in discussion forums to learn from each other.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Understanding Organizations and How They Change
Health Systems: Basic Functions and Building Blocks
Human Resource Capacity Development: An Essential Health System Function
Health Systems Policy Development and Advocacy Approaches
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TOP REVIEWS FROM UNDERSTANDING AND STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS
Very useful information for understanding health care services structure and operations
It was a good introductory to health systems and lectures were well organised.
Informative and challenging to re-think current approaches to public health systems strengthening
Awesome course. My origin is finance but this course took me behind the scenes of the health care system for populatiins just as I wanted. Much appreciated.butinanceE
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