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Short Course on Social Mobilisation in Health and Development |
| Institution |
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Accra: University of Ghana |
| Country |
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Ghana |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Public/Global Health: International Health Issues and Development
Management: Health Services Management
Health Determinants: Poverty
Health Determinants: Social Determinants |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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Legon, Ghana |
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Objectives/
Content |
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The School mounts short courses
in response to specific needs of the Ministry of Health
and other agencies. Some of these courses include a six
week course in Social Mobilisation for Health and Development;
one week Occupational Health and Safety courses.
The goal of the course in Social Mobilisation for Health
and Development is aimed at improving the capacity of national
personnel in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa, to respond to
social mobilisation needs of national development programmes.
Primarily participants acquire theory and practical knowledge
to enable them plan, organise, monitor and evaluate the
communication/social mobilisation components of health and
development projects and programmes they are responsible
for.
The short course on Occupational Health and Safety aims
at abating the high trend in occupational accidents. The
main objective of this training programme is to equip participants
with the necessary skills in order to eliminate work place
related injuries/illnesses and accidents, with their resultant
human suffering and attendant economic waste. |
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on demand |
| Duration |
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6 weeks |
| Course
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The course fee is US$ 2,000
for foreign participants to be paid or transferred before
the course begins to SPH account No 114727, Ghana commercial
Bank (GCB), Foreign Operations Branch, Circle, Accra. A
foreign participant may need an additional minimum sum of
US$ 500 for board and lodging for the six-week period. The
fee for Ghanaian participants will be GHC 8,835,000.00 (equivalent
of US$ 950) to be paid into SPH account number 1031130004821,
Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), Legon Branch before the course
starts. Each local participant for purposes of board and
lodging during the six-week period, will need an additional
amount, which will be determined by the sponsoring agency. |
| Further
Information |
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Assistant Registrar
School of Public health
P. O. BOX LG 13
University of Ghana, Legon
Accra
Ghana
Tel: +233 (0)21 500 388 / 517 505
Fax: +233 (0)21) 517 501
Email: registry@ugsph.edu.gh
or gsph@sph.ug.edu.gh
Internet: Click
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10/09/2008 mas |
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| Course Title |
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Master of Public Health |
| Institution |
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Accra: University of Ghana |
| Country |
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Ghana |
| Type |
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Master |
| Topics |
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Public/Global Health: Epidemiology and Disease Control
Management: Health Services Management
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Health Research and Methods: Behavioural Sciences
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Health Research and Methods: Demography
Healthcare areas: Reproductive Health |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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Legon, Ghana |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Core courses are:
Behavioural Science
Biostatistics and Research Methods
Biological basis of Public Health
Human Ecology
Principles of Epidemiology
Organisation and Management of Health Services
Population Studies
Public Health Practice
Seminars and the Dissertation
Elective courses are
Disease Control
Environmental Health
Family Health including Reproductive and Sexual Health
Family Planning and Gender Issues
Health Education and Social Mobilisation
Management of Health Programmes and Projects especially at District level
Occupation and Health
Public Health Nutrition
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Annually from September to August |
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The University requires all Freshmen to report at
least one week before the commencement of the academic year
to go through a process of registration and orientation.
Orientation is compulsory for all freshmen. Registration
also takes place at the same period, concurrently with orientation.
All students are required to register fully with the Hall
of Residence/Attachment, the Academic Affairs Directorate
and in the Faculty/Department. |
| Duration |
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Twelve months |
| Participants Profile |
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Health professionals such as doctors, nurses, environmental health personnel, health services administrators within government, veterinarians, non-governmental organisations and the private sector.
Non health professionals such as social scientists, demographers, engineers, etc, whose activities have impact on the environment and the health of populations. |
| Requirements |
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A good first degree and at least three (3) years of relevant working experience in a health related field. |
| Course fee |
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The annual cost of training
one Master’s candidate (MPH) is estimated at $15,000
for foreign students. Ghanaian students have different costs
of C37,368,974.67 as fees. |
| Further Information |
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Assistant Registrar
School of Public health
P. O. BOX LG 13
University of Ghana, Legon
Accra
Ghana
Tel: +233 (0)21 500 388 / 517 505
Fax: +233 (0)21) 517 501
Email: registry@ugsph.edu.gh
or gsph@sph.ug.edu.gh
Internet: Click
here |
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12/09/2008 mas |
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Course on Medicines Policy Analysis |
| Institution |
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Accra: University of Ghana |
| Country |
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Ghana |
| Type |
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Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months) |
| Topics |
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Management: Essential Drugs and Medicine
Public/Global Health: Health Policy and Planning |
| Language |
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English |
| Location |
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Noguchi Memorial Institute for
Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Medicines coverage through
health insurance programs can be a scaleable and sustainable
means to improve access to and use of medicines in Africa.
Evidence-based medicines policy decision making is required
to achieve maximum benefits at affordable costs.
MedIC Course participants and facilitators will address
a broad range of questions that arise when making evidence-based
medicines policy decisions, including:
• Why extend coverage for medicines in health insurance
programs?
• How can ARV medicines be covered by health insurance
programs?
• Which groups of enrollees benefit most from expanded
medicines coverage?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of specific
medicines policies?
• What is the best way to design, implement, and
manage a formulary?
• How can routine medicines data be used to develop
evidence-based policies?
• How can insurance programs evaluate changes in
medicines coverage?
• What are the best measures for routine monitoring
of medicines policies? |
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| Next
Beginning |
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16-25 November 2008 |
| Appl.
Deadline |
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September 15, 2008 Apply
here |
| Duration |
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2 weeks |
No. of
Participants |
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40 |
| Participants
Profile |
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The course is primarily intended
for policy makers, analysts, actuaries, and others involved
in making medicines benefit decisions for emerging or existing
national and/or private health insurance systems in African
countries. We especially seek teams of 3-5 participants
from individual health insurance programs committed to active
policy assessment and implementation after the course. Others
interested in pharmaceutical policy issues in health systems
may also benefit from the course. |
| Coordinator |
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Local Course Director: Daniel
Kojo Arhinful, PhD, Research Fellow
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Tel: +233 (0)21 501 178/ 233 244 932139 (Cell)
E-mail: darhinful@noguchi.mimcom.net
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| Cooperation |
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Department of Ambulatory Care
and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim
Health Care, Boston, USA
The WHO Regional Office for Africa. |
| Course
fee |
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The tuition for the course is
US $2,000.00 per person. The tuition covers the 10-day workshop,
all training materials, computer use, lunch and refreshments
during the course, a welcome reception, a welcome dinner,
and a social event. Participants or their sponsors will
be responsible for round-trip airfare to Accra, costs for
meals and incidentals, and accommodation costs. |
| Scholarship |
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A limited number of scholarships
may be available. |
| Further
Information |
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Mrs. Augustina Koduah, Local
Coordinator, 2008 Ghana MedIC
Course in Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis
Tel: + 233 (0)21 661 670
E-mail: appidanq@yahoo.com
and medicourse@noguchi.mimcom.net
Internet: Click
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