84411 - Global Health

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Davide Gori
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/42
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

Learning outcomes

Use a common language to describe, analyse and critically address global health issues. Describe the global burden of disease and mortality. Define and examine the health impact of globalization in its various aspects, taking into account the role that individuals, institutions and processes play in the global governance of health. Discuss the influence of global social, economic, and political forces on health and health care, and their unequal distribution between and within countries. Propose solutions to reduce the burden of disease and premature mortality, and associated risk factors determining both communicable and non-communicable diseases at the global level. Discuss the challenges and formulate appropriate strategies to provide health services in developing countries and in regions with substantial population migration.

Course contents

THE CONCEPT OF PHC


GLOBAL HEALTH


EXPERIENCES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Readings/Bibliography

WHO Global Health Reports - 2020

Available at:
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/342703/9789240027053-eng.pdf

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons, additional in-depth readings.

Assessment methods

Oral test (for exam dates, see almaesami.unibo.it)
The test consists of 3 questions asked by the lecturer on the three topics that make up the integrated course.


Acceptance/rejection of grade
The student may accept or reject the grade in the examination. Grading will be recorded at the same time.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations

Office hours

See the website of Davide Gori