84411 - Global Health

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Docente: Davide Gori
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/42
  • Language: Italian
  • 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

Written test (for exam dates, see almaesami.unibo.it)
The test consists of 32 questions with 4 choices. Only one answer is correct. There are no penalties for wrong or blank answers.


The test must be completed in 45 minutes.


Points


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Acceptance/rejection of grades
The student may reject a grade within 5 days of its publication by sending an e-mail to Prof. Gori (davide.gori4@unibo.it).


All refusals must be sent from the institutional e-mail address @studio.unibo.it


After 6 days from publication, the acceptance will be taken for granted and the exam will be registered.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations

Office hours

See the website of Davide Gori