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tropEd – an Academic Network for Training in International Health Case study on a Joint Programme

tropEd – an Academic Network for Training in International Health Case study on a Joint Programme. Axel Hoffmann, PhD Swiss Tropical Institute General Secretary of tropEd Skopje, 31 March 2009. End of Euro- colonialism. End of the Cold War. International Health. Global Health. Tropical

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tropEd – an Academic Network for Training in International Health Case study on a Joint Programme

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  1. tropEd – an Academic Network for Training in International HealthCase study on aJoint Programme Axel Hoffmann, PhD Swiss Tropical Institute General Secretary of tropEd Skopje, 31 March 2009

  2. End of Euro- colonialism End of the Cold War International Health Global Health Tropical Medicine 1960’s 1990’s • Colonial interests • Little Infrastructure • Parasitic diseases and anti-viral vaccines • Pioneering efforts • Western tech experts • Vertical eradication • International solidarity • Growing capacity • Human rights dimension • Professionalization of health • East-West geopolitical divide • Horizontal PHC for all • Globalization/decentralization • Plural landscape; NGOs • AIDS; now MDGs • New Philanthropy & Funds • Public-private space • Health Systems neglect International Health Source: Pablos-Mendez, WHO, 2004 World Bank Seminar, Skopje, Macedonia

  3. International Health is …. • … an interdisciplinary approach • … focussing on poverty related health problems AND on health systems as a whole • … of concern not only in “classical” developing countries or low- and middle-income countries, but is of global concern. The underlying principle is the public health approach in an international setting. World Bank Seminar, Skopje, Macedonia

  4. Challenges in Teaching and Training • Teaching and Training in International Public Health in an interdisciplinary and holistic way • Balance of academic knowledge, practical skills and demands in the field • Creating a setting which supports mutual learning for change • Building-up individual AND institutional capacities in partner countries • Building-up sustainable partnerships with institutes of higher education • Quality assurance of joint programmes World Bank Seminar, Skopje, Macedonia

  5. European Network for Education in International Health World Bank Seminar, Skopje, Macedonia

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  15. Core Course 3 months 20 ECTS credits Core Course Optional Modules 3 - 6 months in at least 2 institutions in 2 different countries 20 ECTS credits Thesis 3 months 20 ECTS credits Masters Thesis World Bank Seminar, Skopje, Macedonia

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  17. Teaching & Learning – promoting new concepts … and in the 21. century In the 1950s …

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