Urban Health Crisis: Sub-Saharan Africa Response
Explore complex urban health challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Learn about population trends, disease outbreaks, and governance solutions.
Explore complex urban health challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Learn about population trends, disease outbreaks, and governance solutions.
Delve into the critical issues of urban health in Sub-Saharan Africa with this comprehensive course from Georgetown University. As the world's fastest-urbanizing region, Sub-Saharan Africa faces unique challenges in managing public health in rapidly growing cities. This course examines the multifaceted "crisis of urban health" through the lens of demographics, infectious disease outbreaks, and local governance. You'll explore urbanization trends, the formation of informal settlements, and the complex factors that contribute to urban health issues. The course provides in-depth case studies on recent epidemics, including Ebola in West Africa and COVID-19 in urban Ghana, offering insights into crisis management strategies. You'll also examine the crucial role of local governance and multi-sector collaboration in addressing urban health challenges. Designed for both general interest learners and professionals in urban planning, public health, and community organization, this course offers a highly visual, case-study-based approach to understanding and addressing the pressing health issues in urban Sub-Saharan Africa.
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What you'll learn
Understand urbanization trends and their impact on health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Analyze the formation and health implications of urban informal settlements
Examine factors in urban environments that contribute to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks
Evaluate response strategies for controlling infectious diseases in urban areas
Assess the role of local governance in shaping urban health outcomes
Explore the importance of multi-sector collaboration in addressing urban health challenges
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There are 3 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of urban health challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, the world's fastest-urbanizing region. It covers key topics such as urbanization trends, the formation of informal settlements, and the complex factors contributing to urban health crises. The curriculum includes in-depth case studies on recent epidemics like Ebola in West Africa and COVID-19 in urban Ghana, offering practical insights into crisis management strategies. The course also examines the crucial role of local governance and multi-sector collaboration in addressing urban health issues. Designed for both general interest learners and professionals in fields such as urban planning, public health, and community organization, this course uses a highly visual, case-study-based approach to facilitate understanding of complex urban health dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What Are Urban Environments?
Module 1
Epidemics in Urban Areas
Module 2
Governance and Cross-Sector Collaboration
Module 3
Fee Structure
Instructors
Global Health Expert and Research Scholar
Dr. Robert Kaba Alhassan serves as a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Institute of Health Research (IHR), University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho, Ghana, bringing extensive expertise in healthcare quality, sustainable health financing, universal health coverage, and implementation science. His distinguished career includes serving as Head of Research at Ghana's Health Training Institutions Secretariat and conducting PhD research at both the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development. With academic credentials including a Bachelor's and Master of Philosophy from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a PhD in Global Public Health specializing in Medical Technical Quality from the University of Amsterdam, Dr. Alhassan has established himself as a prominent figure in health systems research. His research interests span communicable and non-communicable diseases, client/community engagement in health, and healthcare quality improvement, contributing significantly to the field through numerous publications indexed in Scopus and documented in his ORCID profile.
Health Economics and Policy Expert
Dr. Martin Ayanore currently serves as the Head of the Department of Health Policy Planning and Management at the School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho, Ghana, where he holds the position of Senior Lecturer. His academic journey includes a PhD in Health Economics from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, complemented by both Masters and Bachelors degrees in Public Health from Ghana. His expertise spans across critical areas including health economics, health systems strengthening, governance and administration, and health policy development, making him a significant contributor to public health education and research in Ghana.
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