Global Health

History, Politics & International Studies Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: 1/19/23 - 6/3/23

History, Politics & International Studies

Global Health

Global Health Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Economics
Other Subject Area: Global Studies
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 16934
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Principles of Economics, Statistics I, Statistics II, Microeconomics

DESCRIPTION

Economic, geographic , social and demographic factors on the distribution of disease and death worldwide. Evolution over time. Main indicators of health measurement and databases. The relationship between health and poverty, and inequality and poverty. Major existing health systems in the world: origin, impact, efficiency and sustainability. The political economy of health systems. Health and global economic policies and their impact on global health: case studies (AIDS , malaria , child mortality, adjustment policies, policies for the protection of pharmaceutical patents). Major global health risks and prevention policies.


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