Module code: IPH7122
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Contact: Dr Benjamin Verboom
This module provides students with a comprehensive introduction to health systems in different geographical contexts. Starting with an overview of the different components of health systems and service coverage, it considers how best to finance and organise health systems to achieve universal health, the effective delivery of comprehensive primary health care, and the different components and functions of health systems. The module covers critical contemporary health system issues in countries across the Global South and North. It introduces students to key concepts that help understand the health systems and their components, locating them within socioeconomic, political and historical contexts.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 7
