Build Alliances in Global Health – Course for NGOs & Policy Makers
Discover the challenges of alliance building within the global health sector – using the polio eradication effort as a case study – with the John Hopkins School of Public Health
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for people working or aspiring to work on global infectious disease control programmes.
It is suitable for people working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs), ministries of health, public health agencies, international organisations, healthcare systems, and academic institutions.
What topics will you cover?
• Building global alliances and engaging national governments
• Policy, process, stakeholders, and context for vaccination programs and eradication
• Policy engagement in conflict settings
• Health communications and behavior change
• Community engagement and social mobilization
• Applying lessons from polio eradication to non-polio efforts
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Discuss the value of and best practices for building alliances
Identify and engage a wide variety of stakeholders in the policy and planning processes
Apply communication and health behavior change strategies to disease eradication programs
Reflect upon and apply the lessons learned from the polio eradication effort
