University of Basel - Examining African Contributions to Global Health
- Offered byFutureLearn
Examining African Contributions to Global Health at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 5 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
- Overview
- Highlights
- Course Details
- Curriculum
Examining African Contributions to Global Health at FutureLearn Highlights
- Earn a certificate from FutureLearn
Learn at your own pace
Examining African Contributions to Global Health at FutureLearn Course details
- This five-week course from the University of Basel will uncover the innovation and excellence that Africa has brought to global health over time
- As you will learn in the case studies, many African countries have overcome health challenges using innovative solutions that can benefit the world
- You'll explore theories, financing solutions, and technologies from Africa that can be used to uplift health systems across the world
- Using the knowledge from this course, you will be able to identify problems relating to clinical trials and financing in the Global North and learn from innovative approaches in Africa
- You will also learn about examples of knowledge exchange in the Global South and find connections between urban planning and public health that can be used to motivate transformation in global health
Examining African Contributions to Global Health at FutureLearn Curriculum
What are African contributions to global health?
Introducing African contributions to global health
The history of global health
Discussing African contributions to global health
African health financing
Introducing health financing in Africa
Universal Health Coverage
Raising revenues
What other countries can learn
Learning from drug development in Africa
Introducing drug development in Africa
Challenges and successes in drug development in Africa
Learning from African centres of excellence
Drug developersÂ? perspectives
South-South knowledge circulation
Introducing South-South knowledge circulation
The work of a historian
South-South: The case of Chinese medicine in Tanzania
Discussing South-South knowledge circulation
Urban health in Africa
Introducing urban health in Africa
Recent history of urban planning in Africa
Intra-urban health disparities
Urban-rural linkages and public health
Recap and farewell
Other courses offered by FutureLearn
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?