Economics of Global Health
Course #: ECON 381
Description:
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the major challenges to the organization, delivery and financing of health care in developing countries. This course will combine economic theory with insights from epidemiology, medicine, and program evaluation. The main aim of the course is to describe current health issues and analyze policies that would improve the health of individuals in developing countries. The major topics may include: clean water; HIV/AIDS; malaria; obesity nutrition and helminth infections; non-communicable diseases; health insurance; maternal mortality; the health workforce; the pricing of essential medicines. Students also develop skills in evaluating and identifying potential solutions to global health challenges using randomized controlled trials. This course uses team-based learning.
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: ECON 101 or ECON 102