Course: Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview
Modules:
General Introduction by Antoine Flahault, Prof. Antoine Geissbuhler, Prof. Louis Loutan, Dr. Samantha Battams, Dr. Didier Wernli, Dr. Slim Slama, Dr. Rafael Ruiz De Castaneda
The Relationship Between Health and Development by Petra Lantz, Ecology and Public Health by Roderick John Lawrence, Social Determinants of Health by Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Human Rights in a Global Health Perspective: A Major Challenge by Philippe Chastonay
Risk Communication in the Context of Pandemics/Epidemics by Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Burden of Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Infections in Developing Countries by Benedetta Allegranzi, Prevention of Health Care Associated Infection: Pushing Back Barriers and National Frontiers by Didier Pittet, Pneumonia and Diarrhoeal Diseases in Children: Global Health Challenges by Alain Gervaix, Achievements and Challenges in the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS by Michel Kazatchkine, Tuberculosis: Burden; Progress in Prevention, Care and Control; Challenges Towards Elimination by Mario Raviglione, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Key Issues and Challenges in Global Health by François Chappuis, Emerging Viruses in 2013: Influenza A H7N9 and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus by Laurent Kaiser, Mathematical modelling for understanding and predicting communicable diseases by Antoine Flahault
Ageing as a Global Health Challenge by Michel Oris, Physical Activity by Bengt Kayser, Cancer Epidemiology: How Epidemiology Informs Prevention & Treatment Service by Elisabetta Rapiti Aylward, Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries: Diabetes as a Global Health Challenge by David Henri Beran, Mental Health and Mental Health Promotion by Samantha Battams, Mental Health and Conflict by Ariel Eytan
Global Health Governance by Ilona Kickbusch, EU as an Interesting Case-Study for Global Health Governance by Nicolas Levrat, The Role of European Union in Global Health by Samantha Battams, Designing Health Financing Systems for Universal Health Coverage by Inke Mathauer
Global Health Diplomacy by Ilona Kickbusch, Health issues in humanitarian emergencies by Michelle Gayer, Examining Medical Humanitarian Action Through an Ethical Lense by Doris Schopper
Global Health Research, Development and Innovation Policies by Samantha Battams, Trade, Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Public Health by Jayashree Watal, Public Health Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights by Peter Beyer, Voluntary Licensing for Innovation and Access by Esteban Burrone, Life Sciences Technologies by Denis Hochstrasser, Drug Development by Leonardo Scapozza, Information and Communication Technologies for Global Health by Antoine Geissbuhler, Strengthening primary healthcare: no innovation without training, no training without innovative pedagogical approaches by Beat Stoll
Sustainable Urban Development by Roderick John Lawrence, The Capability Approach to Human Development by Jaya Krishnakumar, Health and Climate Change by Martin Beniston, Climate change and Infectious diseases by Antoine Flahault, Water and Health - The Water Resources Management Contribution by Mark Smith, Global Health challenges at the human-animal-ecosystem interface by Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda