Advanced PG Diploma in Global Health Management & Policy
Key Facts
Overview
Global health is a truly interdisciplinary science. Global health is a specialty of healthcare based on evidence based practice, research, and policy that places a high priority on continuous improvement in population and individual health and healthcare equity for all people worldwide. Global health operations prioritize solutions for transnational health problems utilizing an interdisciplinary approach between diverse fields of study having a direct or indirect impact on international and individual health e.g., clinical medicine, international socioeconomic and public health policy, medical and infrastructure engineering, law and ethics, psychology, learnings from history, complimentary medicine, anthropology, medical journalism etc.
Globalization has indeed created a paradigm where conceptualizing healthcare systems and public health policy initiatives without a global approach are incomplete and unrealistic. The exchange of information, goods, capital, and workforce across geopolitical boundaries, has resulted in a wider spread of not only infectious diseases but also created an impact on the chronic disease spectrum where in people with a particular genetic disease predisposition get impacted by a different environment creating subtle difference in already known disease phenotypes.
James Lind Institute strongly believes that healthcare is a fundamental right and that equity in standard and up-to- date healthcare delivery should be an ultimate goal of all agencies working for the betterment of populations across the world. Efficient and scientific healthcare delivery at an individual and population level requires professionals with interdisciplinary skills, social and cultural acuity (e.g., in cross-cultural settings) and team-oriented approach.
The ‘Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Management and Policy’ provides focused training to develop the skill set required by global health professionals to help them design, develop and implement healthcare programs, policy and support services for target populations.
The program is comprised of 18 modules that can be completed in about 6 to 8 months. For a detailed list of modules covered in this program, please refer to the curriculum.
The curriculum for the global health course – Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Management & Policy (APDGHMP) is comprehensive and has been developed and evaluated by experienced global health professionals making it suitable for new graduates who want to make a career in global health as well as professionals already working in healthcare / public health sector.
This program is conducted fully online.
Once you are enrolled you will be provided a username and password to login to our e-Campus. All the courses that you are supposed to study will be available in your account. You can log in and complete your courses at any time of your convenience. Study materials are provided in the form of lectures, reading materials, additional videos, research papers, and so on. The faculty can be contacted for any assistance when required. All tests and assignment submissions also take place via the e-Campus. For more information please refer to the online learning section of the website.
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Career Opportunities
Countless opportunities exist in Global Health Management & Policy. People with an educational background in this field can work as consultants and in other full time positions with NGOs, hospitals, research institutions and global agencies like the WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, Red Cross etc
Program FAQ's
This program can be completed in about 6 to 8 months. It is fully self-paced, so you can increase your pace or go slow based on your time availability.
The primary mode of learning is via pre-recorded lectures, videos, reading materials etc. A few live guest lectures are scheduled during the program however they are optional to attend. Whenever such sessions are scheduled they are planned in a way that is convenient for most of our students. If you are unable to attend, a reccorded version will be provided.
You will be able to interact with the faculty via the personal messaging facility available in your study account, discussion forum, or via emails. A short phone call can also be scheduled if necessary.
A discussion group is available for the program. You can post your questions in the group and other students may respond.
Generally, you do not need to purchase any books. All the resources that you need will be made available by the faculty in your account. If you do wish to have text books, then the faculty can recommend to you some, and you may purchase them on your own,
Each unit within each course will be followed by a short multiple-choice question test. Once you pass, the next unit will activate for you to study. You can take these tests as many times as you need to.
In addition, you will be required to submit assignments for each course. Assignments are like essay or paper writing, usually of 1000 – 1500 words. Guidelines on how to write them will be available in your account.
You can save the pdf study notes that will be provided for each unit. Videos and other multimedia content cannot be downloaded.
No, our degree does not mention that the program was conducted online.
At this time any graduation ceremony is not conducted for short duration programs like this one. Completion documents are sent to you by post or courier.
We recommend that you invest 10 to 15 hours per week in order to be able to complete within the prescribed program duration.
