Applying Systems Thinking to Global Health Practice

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This course provides an overview of the state-of-the-art concerning the Global Burden of Disease, the Disease Control Priorities, Universal Health Coverage and Health Systems Analyses. Students apply systems thinking and evaluation methods in designing policies to accelerate progress toward the health related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by categorizing health related targets within the SDGs according to mortality, incidence/prevalence of disease, risk factors, cost effective interventions and health system platforms. For each of these dimensions, students analyze concepts, methods, information sources and existing data for countries with differing burdens of disease.