[afro-nets] RFI: MPH by online distance learning

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RFI: MPH by online distance learning
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Dear Members of the network,
   
I want to take a master's programme in Public Health online and any of you who has info on academic institutions offering the programme for health professionals working and residents of developing countries with affordable costs is thanked anticipatively.

Thank you.

Alex Hakuzimana, MD
Rwanda Quality of Life Centre (RWQOL), President and Co-founder
P O Box 6471
Kigali,Rwanda
Phone : +25008570008
Home page:http://www.mangosee.com/mangosteen/rwqol/rwqolhome.htm
Email: mailto:claulex20@yahoo.co.uk
       mailto:lexhak75@gmail.com

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Dear Alex,

You could try the University of London; they offer it online with an option of four streams to choose from. The Lead College for the program is the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Their web addresses are:
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/dl

I hope this would be helpful.

Dr. C. O. Okoronkwo.
mailto:chimereqmo@yahoo.com

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Dear Alex,

Try the university of the Western Cape, South Africa, at:
http://www.uwc.ac.za

Damas Matiko
Dar esa Salaam
mailto:dmatiku@yahoo.com

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Dear Alex,

The University of South Africa (UNISA) offers an MPH by distance learning. Go to http://www.unisa.ac.za. In the search box type in "MPH" and you'll get a link to the relevant section.

Good luck,
Prasidh Ramson
mailto:prasidh@iceeafrica.co.za

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Hi,

The University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa offers their MPH program via distance learning. I found it an extremely good program and the faculty are all very helpful.

You can visit their webpage at
http://ww3.uwc.ac.za/index.asp?webpageid=5184&pagemode=
On this page you will find a full description of the postgraduate courses they offer and also contact details.

Elizabeth D Pienaar
Senior Scientist
South African Cochrane Centre
PO Box 19070
Tygerberg 7505
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0835
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0836
mailto:Elizabeth.Pienaar@mrc.ac.za

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Hi,

The University of Illinois at Chicago offers an MPH degree with
specialization in public health informatics. The program is
offered completely online. This exciting field provides students
with the core knowledge in public health. In addition, students
take 50 % of the requirements in information management courses
such as web-based health education systems development, GIS
applications in public health, health information communication
systems, relational database development, public health data
mining, information security, etc.

You can access the program at http://www.uic.edu/sph/phi

Regards,

Edward Mensah, PhD
Associate Professor and Director
Public Health Informatics Program
School of Public Health
Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
mailto:dehasnem@uic.edu