Dear Colleagues,
Please find enclosed leaflets with detailed information on our advanced courses organized by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT). The courses are specifically targeted at experienced professionals. We would like to request your help in disseminating these course information leaflets. Please share the information with colleagues and pass them on to potential applicants.
Analysing Disrupted Health Systems
This 10 day residential training programme for health professionals is focused on the analysis of health systems of countries affected by, or recovering from, protracted crises. It is organized jointly with the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Merlin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Agha Khan University (AKU).
The following subjects are covered during the course: * Complex emergencies: trends, challenges and impact * Humanitarian aid and its politics * Data and information challenges in crises * Challenges of complex emergencies to health systems * Health policies, strategies and plans * Key components of health systems in a crisis: health financing, the pharmaceutical sector, human resources, management systems etc. * The recovery process of the health sector.
The course is intended for health professionals working in or on countries in crisis: health personnel in government institutions, NGOs, UN agencies and other humanitarian organizations. This short course is accredited through the tropEd network and can be followed as a stand-alone course or as part of the Master International Health. Participants successfully completing the (optional) exam can gain 4 ECTS credits towards a Masters Degree.
Course date: June 17 - June 28, 2013
ADHS course<http://www.kit.nl/kit/NEW-Analyzing-Disrupted-Health-Systems-in-countries-in-crisis>
Health Sector Reforms and Financing; towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
A course to learn more about the most important topics in health policy, planning and financing, their effects on equity and efficiency and their relation to poverty reduction and development. This popular 2-week course held at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam (KIT) is geared towards senior managers who are actively involved in planning, management and evaluation of health sector reforms in developing countries. Facilitators include staff from The World Bank, WHO and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This short course is accredited through the tropEd network and can be followed as a stand-alone course or as part of the Master International Health. Participants successfully completing the (optional) exam can gain 3 ECTS credits towards a Masters Degree.
Course date: August 19 - August 30, 2013
HSR&F course<http://www.kit.nl/kit/Advanced-course-on-health-sector-reforms-and-financing>
Monitoring and Evaluation; innovations in a dynamic health systems environment
This course will allow key staff in Ministries of Health as well as external development partners to gain a deeper understanding of the role M&E plays in all aspects of the health system, including the institutional, political, financial, managerial, human resource, inter-sectoral and public health dimensions. This short course is accredited through the tropEd network and can be followed as a stand-alone course or as part of the Master International Health. Participants successfully completing the (optional) exam can gain 3 ECTS credits towards a Masters Degree.
Course date: August 19 - August 30, 2013
For more information about the other courses offered at KIT and our master programmes International health as well as Public Health (International Course in Health Development), we invite you to visit our website at KIT Training<http://www.kit.nl/training>
You can also write to us at courses@kit.nl<mailto:courses@kit.nl> for additional information, application forms and brochures.
Kind regards,
Course Administration Team
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KIT Development Policy & Practice
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