Global health policies and actors on the global arena (GHPA 617) (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

After completing the course, students will be familiar with:
- the main international organizations in field of global health
- health policies at different levels
- the role of NGO?s and faith-based organizations in global health.

Sisältö

Core contents:
- Current priorities in global health
- The United Nations, its organizations and specialized agencies, and their role in global health
- The role of the Group of Eight (G8), the World Bank and the European Commission in global health
- The role of legally independent public-private organizations, such as Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), and their role in global health
- The role of international health organizations, international diaconal work and faith-based organizations in global health
- Advocacy and fundraising
- Links between humanitarian aid, post-disaster aid and development aid