Graduate Diploma in International Health for 2009

Course overview

This course provides medical and health professionals with the skills necessary to design, implement and evaluate programs that address the major public health priorities of communities in developing countries. Public health issues are presented in the broader context of economic and social development, stressing cultural, political, gender and environmental influences, and the impact of armed conflict and population migration.The program is offered in collaboration with the International Health Unit of the Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research. Course content is largely based on field experiences gained by the Macfarlane Burnet Centre in its wide range of health development projects in more than 20 countries in Asia, the Pacific and Africa. Four core studies cover introductory epidemiology and biostatistics, primary health care in developing countries, and field methods for international health planning and evaluation.Electives include health of women and children in developing countries, communicable disease control in developing countries, public health in refugee settings, nutritional issues in developing countries, health ethics and human rights, Aboriginal health, managing community-based HIV programs in developing countries, and (delete -community) health communications and training.

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Career outlook

Graduates may gain employment in international public health policy development and administration or management positions, as development sector field workers, health worker trainers, international development project officers or international health research officers