Fundamentals of Global Health and Development

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This course offers an in-depth exploration of the global health architecture and how it functions, focusing on governance and financing mechanisms aimed at advancing global health initiatives and addressing pressing global challenges like non-communicable diseases, pandemics, natural disasters, and conflicts. It will provide a comprehensive- understanding of the primary actors and how their organizations function at various levels (i.e., global, regional, country, and community). The course will also explore the influence of social, political, and commercial health determinants and colonialism's legacy on health and health systems in different regions of the world. Finally, the course will examine how these factors influence the ability of countries to build resilient health systems and improve health outcomes.