Improving Women & Children Health

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for healthcare professionals or anyone working in a health organisation

undergraduate students taking a healthcare or science-related degree

medical students and postgraduates wishing to complement their studies

and anyone else with an interest in learning about the health of women, children and adolescents.

What topics will you cover?

The health of adolescents and young people

Reproductive health and what it means to make every birth wanted

The health of women during pregnancy, whilst giving birth and during the postnatal period

Newborns and stillbirths in the global health agenda

The health of children and the progress made to reduce their mortality.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Investigate health across the lifecycle, from newborn to child, to adolescents and women, in areas of the world where the burden of disease is highest

Engage with how different stages of the lifecycle affect each other

Evaluate the evidence on what causes poor health outcomes and what is known about how to prevent them