95595 - GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY

Learning outcomes

The course aims to present to the students recent topics in the field of Global Health. The course will mainly focus on critical assessment of recent health care reforms in LMICs; efforts to extend coverage of health care and improve universal coverage; issues in financing schemes of health care in LMIC; definition of healthcare policy priorities and the assessment of economic burden of disease in LMICs; the role of NGOs and multilateral institutions; key policy interventions on prevention, workforce planning, capacity building.

Course contents

This course examines global health issues from a health policy and systems perspective. It aims to provide an overview of key global health policies and an introduction to key global health challenges, issues and solutions.

The course covers the following topics:

1. Global health trends and estimates of health indicators

2. Economic relevance of global health

3. Global health policy actors and landscape

4. Global governance and health

5. Health systems approaches to global health challenges

6. Global health financing architecture

7. Global common goods for health

8. Financing health systems and universal health coverage

9. Performance-based financing in global health

10. Social health protection in low-income settings

In addition, three Case Studies will be discussed:

- The Global Burden of Tuberculosis and Strategies for Control and Elimination

- The Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Readings/Bibliography

Specific readings for each topic and session will be made available on the Virtuale platform.

Teaching methods

The course will use a combination of teaching methods, including:

- Frontal lectures by the professor

- Group discussions

- Journal clubs

Additionally, 10 hours of the course will be dedicated to:

1. 2-3 webinars led by global health leaders on “hot topics” in global health, moderated by the professor, with Q&A sessions for student interaction.

2. 2 webinars in which students will present and discuss group work, receiving feedback from the professor.

Assessment methods

40%: In-class presentations of group work and journal club activities

60%: End-of-course quiz

Office hours

See the website of Fabrizio Tediosi