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About the Course

This specialization is intended for people interested in health systems and how they function. Participants will learn about the global health systems landscape and the challenges and opportunities to achieve better health outcomes. This specialisation is divided into three courses which are offered as massive online open access courses (Courses 1-3), and a fourth course which is offered as part of the Online MPH degree (capstone). The Health Systems Development specialisation is geared toward learners who have no prior knowledge of health systems or those who are starting to explore this area of study. Overall, sessions in this specialisation span 16 week with approximately 96 hours of viewing learning materials per week. Formative assessments in the form of quizzes and activities are incorporated throughout the weeks to help learners gauge their level of depth of understanding and to prepare them for their summative assessments. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a range of areas within health systems. The first course will introduce the main building blocks of health systems and shed some light on key components of well-functioning health systems including how health system performance is assessed. In course two, students will learn how to conduct a health impact assessment and how to assess the impacts of policies, plans and projects, as well as how that support decision-makers make choices regarding alternatives and improvements to prevent disease or injury and to actively promote health. The third course explores human resources for health and service delivery. In this course, students will learn about and analyse country experiences in transforming health services delivery, and interventions and to address human resources for health challenges at a global level. By the end of this specialisation, learners should be able to identify key components of, and critically compare, different health systems; analyse country experiences in transforming services; and apply theoretical framework for assessing the health impacts of policies, plans and projects....

Top reviews

JB

Oct 8, 2020

the course was really helpful I hope i could use this on my future professsion to help and at least less the work of a hospital institution.

OA

Feb 24, 2021

Awesome! Really helped me understand the intricacies of any health system in the world.

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By Mario d L

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Jun 24, 2024

This an excellent course introducing health systems and how to assess its performance. The time commitment seems more than the actual time assigned to each task, since writing up notes of say, 5-minute video may take 30 minutes, and so on. The final assignment needs more instructions, such as whether the poster is literally a poster to be posted on the wall for publicity, or an academic poster presented at a conference. Some word limit may help the student gauge the amount of details required. I suggest that a suggested poster template be provided, so it is clear what is being asked for the assignment. Also, I was not able to see the translated version of some peer assignments submitted in Spanish, and I used Google translate to help.

By SAURAV K S

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Feb 18, 2025

good

By BARUN K S

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Mar 17, 2025

lund