Contemporary Global Health Issues

Course Information

Dates: 12 August – 15 November 2024, every Monday

Time: 2pm – 5pm (SGT)

Venue: MD1 Tahir Foundation Building, National University of Singapore (map)

SSG Course Code: TGS-2024041980

Overview

This course introduces students to global health policy and practice through themes of governance, security, development, equity, and environmental change. We critically analyse how globalisation affects health determinants and outcomes, including global health architecture, financing mechanisms, global disease burden, infectious disease control, humanitarian responses to conflicts and disasters, and environmental threats. Our goal is to explore strategies for addressing contemporary global health issues.

Course Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

  1. Critically describe global health governance and architecture, including how globalisation has shaped current disease trends, and the roles of institutional actors and existing or proposed partnerships and agreements in addressing global health issues.
  2. Analyse key global health challenges, including infectious and non-communicable diseases, health disparities, healthcare financing and access, conflict and disasters, migration, and environmental change.
  3. Critique how complex and inter-related socio-political and commercial determinants of health contribute to health and wealth inequities within and between countries, and propose evidence-informed approaches for promoting health equity and improving population health worldwide.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals in the health industry.

Entry Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Relevant public health related work experience
  • Candidates with other qualifications and experience may be considered on a case by case basis, subject to approval

Assessment & Certification

This is a SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) approved course. As part of SSG funding requirements, participants have to achieve at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment(s)/examination(s).

An electronic certificate will be issued to all participants who complete the course:

  • Certificate of Competence – Attain a ‘C’ grade or above and meet a minimum of 75% attendance
  • Certificate of Participation – Attain a grade lower than ‘C’ and meet a minimum of 75% attendance

Course Instructor

Natasha Howard
Associate Professor Natasha Howard

She is an interdisciplinary health policy and systems researcher, focused primarily on low and middle-income countries. She draws primarily from sociology, social psychology, and global health/development to engage in policy-relevant research in infectious disease control in Asia and strengthening health system responses during protracted adversity (e.g. fragility, complex emergencies, displacement). Her teaching has included developing and managing a postgraduate course and modules, editing and writing textbooks, supervising doctoral and masters-level student research, and mentoring students and professionals.

View her full profile here.

Course Fee

Subsidy available Fee payable after subsidy*
International Participant – S$5886.00
Singapore Citizen aged 39 years & below / Permanent Resident SSG Funding S$1765.80
Singapore Citizen aged 40 years & above SSG Funding & Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy S$685.80
Singapore Citizen / Permanent Resident Sponsored by SMEs SSG Funding & Enhanced Training Support for SMEs S$685.80

Remarks:

  • All enrolled candidates will also be required to pay a Student Services Fee of S$25.70*.
  • Self-Sponsored participants can use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for or offset course fees. SkillsFuture Credit claim has to be submitted to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) within 60 days before course commencement. SSG will not allow claims to be made after the first day of the course.
  • The University reserves the right to review and adjust the course fees and make changes to the programme structure and requirements as necessary and accordingly without prior notice.

*Prices stated above are inclusive of 9% GST. 

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