Prior to Semester 1 2022 this course was titled 'Health Issues in Development'

Global health has gained much attention in the last few years, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also come to encompass more complex transnational transactions between diverse societies, involving negotiating important differences in philosophy, strategies and priorities for action between physicians, researchers, funders, institutions, foreign policy, the media and the general public. In this course, you will examine the opportunities, challenges and limits of the various diplomatic, financial, geopolitical and humanitarian contexts that underlie global health decision-making. You will also work with a range of contemporary case studies and explore global health initiatives in a wide range of global contexts and cultures. Particular attention will be paid to global health system issues, the linkages between health and development, and health matters related to global interdependence.