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Health in Resource-constrained Settings (POPH90252)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017
Overview
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Tropical disease mostly occurs in low and middle income countries where health resources are generally constrained. Practitioners of tropical health must be equipped to meet the many challenges of practising in resource constrained settings and be ready to engage in innovative and effective responses.
This 12.5-point subject is a core subject of the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H). A range of presentations and interactive activities will cover:
- disease surveillance, prevention and control,
- outbreak investigation and response,
- measuring health status of communities,
- helping health workers learn,
- district health systems and district services management,
- management of small health facilities,
- management of vaccine programmes,
- issues of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH),
- maternal and newborn care (MNCH), and
- management of undernutrition.
This subject will be taught on campus in block mode over 5 days.
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
- design and implement strategies for disease monitoring, surveillance, prevention, investigation and control.
- facilitate training and other methods to build capacity of health workers in resource-constrained settings.
- describe systems of health specific to low and middle income countries.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students should have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Working with others and in teams
- Initiative, autonomy and organisation
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Decision-making
- Leadership
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Using computers and relevant software
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90249 | Foundations of Tropical & Global Health | February (Online) |
12.5 |
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 of 30 minutes - tropical health project designed for a resource-constrained setting. Groups of 4 – 5 students. Each student is to make equal contribution to the presentation, due final day of the subject, (25%)
- 1.5-hour examination - MCQ and/or short answer questions, due final day of subject, (25%)
- 2,500 word written assignment, due one month after the end of teaching, (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Students will be issued key readings for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022