Course Summary
This course explores the intersection of diplomacy and global health. Students will learn about the various stakeholders involved in global health diplomacy and the strategies used to promote health policies and initiatives.Key Learning Points
- Understand the role of diplomacy in global health
- Learn about different global health initiatives and policies
- Explore case studies on successful and unsuccessful global health diplomacy efforts
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $78,000
- India: ₹7,50,000
- Spain: €39,000
- USA: $78,000
- India: ₹7,50,000
- Spain: €39,000
- USA: $64,000
- India: ₹5,50,000
- Spain: €30,000
- USA: $78,000
- India: ₹7,50,000
- Spain: €39,000
- USA: $64,000
- India: ₹5,50,000
- Spain: €30,000
- USA: $49,000
- India: ₹4,00,000
- Spain: €25,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the role of diplomacy in global health initiatives
- Analyze successful and unsuccessful global health diplomacy case studies
- Develop strategies for promoting global health policies
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of global health
- Familiarity with international relations and diplomacy
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online course
- Self-paced learning
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- Global Health Diplomacy - Health and Foreign Policy
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Description
Having completed this course, learners will be able to:
Outline
- Overview and who are the players in global health diplomacy?
- Welcome and Introduction
- What is Global Health Diplomacy?
- Global Health Stakeholders
- The U.S. Government and Global Health Diplomacy
- Philanthropic Diplomacy
- (Recommended) Global Health Diplomacy: Advancing Foreign Policy and Global Health Interests
- (Supplemental) The Changing Landscape of Global Health Diplomacy
- (Supplemental) Defining Health Diplomacy: Changing Demands in the Era of Globalization
- (Supplemental) Mapping the Landscape in Global Health (series)
- (Recommended) The Global Health System: Actors, Norms, and Expectations in Transitions
- (Recommended) The Role of NGOs in the US Global Health Response
- VIDEO: (Supplemental) Prince Harry Attends AIDS 2016
- (Recommended) The New State Department Office of Global Health Diplomacy
- (Recommended) Global Health Philanthropy and Institutional Relationships: How Should Conflicts of Interest be Addressed?
- VIDEO: (Supplemental) Turning the Corner on AIDS – By Bill Gates
- Module 1 Quiz
- What are the drivers of policy for global health diplomacy?
- Policy Setting Bodies
- Global goals: Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals
- (Supplemental) Video: “We The People” For The Global Goals
- Summits and Replenishments
- (Recommended) The G7 and Global Health: A Glass Half Full, but Undrunk
- (Recommended) Health in The Sustainable Development Goals: Ready for A Paradigm Shift?
- (Supplemental) Country Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals
- VIDEO: (Supplemental) Behind the Scenes at the Global Vaccine Summit
- (Recommended) Refueling the Global Fund
- (Supplemental) Replenishing GAVI in 2014: Options for U.S. Engagement
- Module 2 Quiz
- How is global health financed?
- How much does the world spend on global health?
- What does the U.S. Government spend on global health?
- What is the role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in financing global health?
- Other major funders of global health
- How is the WHO funded?
- (Recommended) Donor Funding for Health in Low and Middle Income Countries
- (Supplemental) Global Health Funding and Economic Development
- (Recommended) U.S. Government Engagement in Global Health: A Primer
- (Supplemental) U.S. Global Health Budget Tracker
- (Recommended) The Grand Impact of the Gates Foundation
- (Recommended) Power in Global Health Agenda Setting: The Role of Private Funding
- (Supplemental) Financing Global Health 2015
- (Recommended) Funding WHO
- (Supplemental) Investing in the World’s Health Organization
- Module 3 Quiz
- Global health financing institutions
- The Global Fund
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations
- The World Bank
- Other Financing Mechanisms
- VIDEO: (Supplemental) The Global Fund: Be the Generation to Defeat AIDS, TB & Malaria ft Charlize Theron & Bono
- (Recommended) Global Fund profile
- (Supplemental) Lives Saved by Global Fund
- (Supplemental) To Defeat AIDS, TB and Malaria: A New Generation of Financing Models
- (Supplemental) Global immunization: status, progress, challenges and future
- (Recommended) GAVI Profile
- (Recommended) The U.S. and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
- (Supplemental) Replenishing GAVI in 2014: Options for US Engagement
- VIDEO: (Supplemental) Video Highlights of the GAVI Pledging Conference
- (Recommended) World Bank Profile
- (Recommended) The Changing Role of the World Bank in Global Health
- (Supplemental) New Global Finance Facility To Tackle Maternal and Child Health Launched
- Animated PowerPoint: (Supplemental) Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility Data Visualization
- Infographic: Innovating for Global Health
- (Recommended) UNITAID Profile
- (Recommended) Should UNITAID Rethink its Raison d’Etre?
- Module 4 Quiz
- What is global health governance and how does it work?
- What is global health governance?
- How is the WHO governed?
- How is the Global Fund governed?
- How is the Global Polio Eradication Initiative governed?
- How are disease-specific initiatives governed?
- (Recommended) The Multiple Meanings of Global Health Governance: A Call for Conceptual Clarity
- (Recommended) A New Governance Space for Health
- (Supplemental) The Role of Economic Actors in Influencing Global Health Governance
- (Supplemental) Combating Healthcare Corruption and Fraud with Improved Global Health Governance
- (Recommended) The Global Role of the World Health Organization
- (Supplemental) Emergence of Multilateral Proto-Institutions in Global Health and New Approaches to Governance
- (Supplemental) The Limits of Global Health Diplomacy: Taiwan’s Observer Status at the World Health Assembly
- (Recommended) Lessons from the Global Fund Reform
- (Supplemental) The Global Fund Overview
- (Recommended) The Power of Straight Talk: The Polio Independent Monitoring Board
- (Supplemental) Weekly polio virus case count
- (Supplemental) Polio Independent Monitoring Board Report
- (Supplemental) Achieving polio eradication: A review of health communication evidence and lessons learned in India and Pakistan
- (Recommended) The World Health Organization’s FCTC: An Analysis of Guidelines Adopted by the Conference of Parties
- (Supplemental) Financial resources required for tuberculosis control to achieve global targets set for 2015
- Module 5 Quiz
- Global health security
- What is global health security?
- Policy frameworks for global health security
- The West Africa Ebola Response, Part I
- The West Africa Ebola Response, Part II
- Post-Ebola: What has changed?
- Global health and geopolitics
- Global health diplomacy course wrap-up
- Lecture (Supplemental) TED Talk video "My wish: Help me stop pandemics"
- (Recommended) What is Global Health Security and why does it matter?
- (Recommended) The Global Health Security Agenda: A Snowy Promising Start
- (Recommended) Global Health Security Agenda
- (Supplemental) Global Health Security Takes Vivid New Forms
- (Recommended) US and International Health Responses to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
- (Supplemental) An Introduction to Global Health and Global Health Ethics: Ebola 2014-2015
- (Supplemental) Outbreaks Chronology: Ebola Virus Disease
- VIDEO: (Supplemental) A Global Coalition of Inaction
- (Recommended) The Ebola Outbreak of 2014-2015: From Coordinated Multilateral Action to Effective Disease Containment, Vaccine Development, and Beyond
- (Supplemental) Together We Can Get to Zero
- (Recommended) Independent Panel of Global Experts Call for Critical Reform
- (Recommended) After the Ebola Catastrophe
- (Supplemental) Report of Ebola Interim Assessment Pa
- (Recommended) MSF Demands Explanation in Hospital Bombing
- (Recommended) Polio and the CIA
- (Supplemental) Health Care in Danger: Making the Case
- Module 6 Quiz
- Final Course Assessment
Summary of User Reviews
The Global Health Diplomacy course on Coursera has received positive reviews for its comprehensive content and experienced instructors. Users have praised the course's emphasis on practical applications and case studies in global health diplomacy.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Practical applications and case studies in global health diplomacyPros from User Reviews
- Experienced instructors with a deep understanding of global health diplomacy
- Comprehensive content with a focus on practical applications
- Engaging case studies that help students understand real-world scenarios
- Interactive discussions and peer feedback that enhance learning
- Flexible schedule that allows students to learn at their own pace
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course content to be too basic
- The course may be too focused on the United States' perspective on global health diplomacy
- Limited opportunities for interaction with instructors
- Some users experienced technical difficulties with the platform
- The course may be too time-consuming for some learners
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