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Systems for Global Health (POPH90238)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Overview
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Health and development context in low and middle income countries (LMIC)
- Interrelationship between health and development.
- Measures of health and development (GDP, development indices, morbidity and mortality measures).
- Global disparities in health expenditures and health outcomes (eg. life expectancy, morbidity and mortality measures).
Health systems (HS) in LMICs
- Goals of health systems.
- Building blocks of health systems.
- Characteristics of health systems in LMICs and impact on health disparities.
- Health system strengthening: approaches, strategies, control knobs, policy influence
Health financing (HF) in LMICs
- The role of health financing (collecting and pooling funds and purchasing health services)
- Sources and mechanisms of collecting finances – pros and cons of alternatives.
- How much should be spent on health?
Using HF to achieve equity in LMICs
- Distribution of financial contributions, health burdens and resource allocation and utilization.
- Indicators and analytical tools for measuring distributions of costs and benefits of health expenditure within and between countries. Focus on financial contribution, distribution of resources and effective access to services.
- Case studies of HF strategies to improve access to services and health outcomes for the poorest.
Influencing health policy in LMICs
- Evolution of health financing policy for lower income countries (1970/80s: health for all; 1980s/90s: health sector reform; 2000s: universal coverage).
- Evidence-based health policy.
- Case studies of influencing policy for health sector reform. Including comparisons across countries.
Intended learning outcomes
Gain an understanding of:
- The specific characteristics of health patterns in LMICs and the social, economic and political contexts that impact on health outcomes and health policy.
- The characteristics of health systems in LMIC contexts and their impacts on health outcomes and health policy.
- Principles and theories for intervention in health systems.
- Health financing as an intervention to improve equity in health systems in LMICs.
- Strategies and approaches to influence policy of health system reforms in LMIC contexts.
Develop skills in:
- Using analytical tools for assessing the distribution of costs and health benefits of financial contributions and resource allocation.
- Using frameworks for assessing lower income country health system challenges and devising solutions.
- Applying evidence to achieve policy changes and health system reform.
Generic skills
- Critical and analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information.
- Relevant numeracy skills, data analysis and interpretation skills.
- Written and oral communication skills.
- Working with others and in teams.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Group oral presentation (approx 20 minutes) on choice of given topics due on last day of the intensive block (20%)
- Take home writing task (1,000 words). 2-3 questions requiring demonstration of engagement with the subject content due about 10 days after intensive block (20%)
- Essay – 3,000 words on choice of given topics due about four weeks after intensive block (60%)
Hurdle Requirement: Attendance at a minimum of 80% is required to pass this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Peter Annear Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 July 2017 to 14 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 11 July 2017 Census date 21 July 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 August 2017 Assessment period ends 24 August 2017 July contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Health Major Environment and Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Environment and Public Health Major Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Informal specialisation Global Health - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022