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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Public Health Research

Postgraduate Course: Investing in Global Health and Development (PUHR11054)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryA need for transparent, fair, replicable processes and tools that could be used to direct global health funding, set priorities for investments, monitoring the distribution of funding in real time, and evaluate the impact of those investments, is now greater than ever before. In this course we will present a range of conceptual frameworks and tools that are available for priority setting, monitoring and evaluation of investments in global health and development that could be used by funders, managers, recipients and other stakeholders at the global, regional, national and sub-national level. We will present a number of original solutions to cost-effective investing in global health and development. We will also provide an assessment of the applicability and strengths of several tools developed by groups from the University of Edinburgh and beyond.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 2 (Sem 1)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 24, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 74 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Essay
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. For the range of systems for investing in global health described below, students will be able to:

    Discuss the principles & ethos of each;

    Demonstrate the ability to apply them to real-life situations;

    Appraise critically the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and their application in practice.
    * EQUIST
    * CHNRI
    * PLANET
    * approaches based on collective knowledge/intelligence
    * mHealth/eHealth
    * the "stock market" approach
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.cphs.mvm.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsGlobal health, priority setting, investment, funding
Contacts
Course organiserDr Igor Rudan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3042
Email: igor.rudan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk
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