Advanced Module: Public Health Systems – Challenges and Opportunities: The Case of Nepal

The CIH^LMU Center for International Health at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München currently offers 8 Advanced Modules.

Course title: Advanced Module – Public Health Systems – Challenges and Opportunities: The Case of Nepal.

This course has been accredited by tropEd Network for Higher Education Institutions in International Health.

Content:

• An overview of the Public Health delivery system in Nepal
• Comparison of health care systems in different resource settings
• Health related challenges from supply side and demand side
• Public health interventions to address health problems
• Socio-cultural determinants of health care seeking behaviour in Nepal

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the module, the participants will be able to:

• Describe health care delivery system in Nepal and major sources of health information
• Explain major health problems including challenges and opportunities
• Identify socio-cultural aspects of care seeking, service delivery and health behaviors
• Identify innovations and initiatives to address health problems from supply side and demand side
• Assess and discuss possible health system solutions in a resource constrained system

Location:

Online via Zoom

Steps to enroll in the course:

To register, please complete the CIH^LMU Advanced Module Registration Form

Course Coordinators in Nepal:

Dr. Deepak Paudel – Save the Children (Nepal)
Dr. Kedar Prasad Baral – Department of Community Health Sciences, Patan Academy of Health Sciences (Nepal)

Date: 17. – 21.05.2021
Course credits: 3 ECTS
Location: online (tutor facilitated)

Registration fee: Free for Nepalese professionals