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Child and Public Health in the Tropics

Description:

Introduces students to the major global causes of child mortality and the strategies and interventions to reduce child mortality. Includes specific topics: malaria, HIV, measles, pneumonia, diarrhea, neonatal disorders and nutritional deficiencies. Additional topics may include maternal mortality, eye diseases, demography and anthropometry. Focuses on and emphasizes a theme through the different lectures, with the tension and balance between horizontal approaches to child survival, such as Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), and vertical programs such as disease eradication programs. Discusses several papers published as part of the Lancet Child Survival and Lancet Neonatal Survival series, and gain hands-on experience applying different child survival strategies using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).

Learning Objectives:

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

1. List the major global causes of child mortality
2. Describe interventions to reduce mortality from each of the major causes
3. Explain the role of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in child morbidity and mortality
4. Describe advantages and disadvantages of horizontal and vertical child survival programs
5. List major challenges to reducing global child mortality

Methods of Assessment:

This course is evaluated as follows:

• 20% Participation
• 40% Midterm
• 40% Final Exam

Instructor Consent:

No consent required

Special Comments:

This is the synchronous online version of the course. The other section (.11) is the onsite section of the course. Courses will be recorded for those unable to attend synchronously.