Introduction to International Public Health

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This course will orient students to the complex interrelationship between biological, socio-cultural and economic influences on population-level variation in health and well-being in low- and middle-income countries. Students will understand the leading causes of illness, death, and disability and approaches to prevention and control of those conditions in resource-poor settings. Students will learn about key players in international health- Ministries of Health, UN agencies, foundations, NGOs?and understand important shifts in policies towards healthcare delivery.