Global Health and Disability

Online Course

Future Learn
Global Health and Disability

What is the course about?

Global Health and Disability
The course Global Health and Disability is an online class provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Leaving no one behind: disability, health and wellbeing in global development

Course description
  • 3 weeks
  • Around 15% of the world’s population, or 1 billion people, live with some form of disability, with numbers continuing to rise over the coming decades.
  • People with disabilities are often overlooked in national and international development, and can face widespread barriers in accessing services, including health and rehabilitation services, even though simple initiatives are available to enable access.
  • Our three week course aims to raise awareness about the importance of health and well-being of people with disabilities in the context of the global development agenda: Leaving no one behind.
  • The magnitude of disability and relevance of disability to the global development agenda
  • Defining disability and how it can be understood and measured
  • The challenges to health and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities and why people with disabilities might have poorer health
  • Why people with disabilities may have difficulty in accessing health services
  • Links among longer term health conditions and disability
  • How to improve access to health care and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
  • Community based inclusive development for improving access to health and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
  • Describe the links between disability, health and wellbeing
  • Discuss challenges to health and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities
  • Develop an understanding of what disability is and its relevance to the global development agenda
  • Reflect on how different types of disabilities affect people’s lives in different ways
  • Identify solutions to improve health and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities
  • This course is designed for anyone with a professional or personal interest in disability as it relates to health, rehabilitation, international development and humanitarian assistance.
  • There is a particular focus on low and middle income countries – both in the content of the course and the target learners.
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world leader in research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Its mission is to improve health and health equity worldwide.
  • International Centre for Evidence in Disability
  • The International Centre for Evidence in Disability is an international centre at LSHTM with expertise in disability research and teaching in the context of public health and development.

Prerequisites & Facts

Global Health and Disability

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine

University, College, Institution

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Global Health and Disability

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Topic: Healthcare & Medicine