Course content

The overall objective for the summer school is to give the students an experience of health care and health challenges in a low income country, in this case Nepal, and how the socioeconomic level of the country and it`s inhabitants affects health care and disease.

The course will focus on global health challenges that are most relevant in low income countries;

• Mother-child-health
• Infectious diseases
• Health services in low income countries
• Health services in rural areas

The participants are responsible for transport and living costs.

Learning outcome

After completing and passed the course4 MD3003 the students should have achieved the following:

Knowledge of:

• Describe the epidemiology, clinical features and possible investigations for the most common/important:
  • infectious diseases
  • childhood diseases
  • diseases and challenges related to reproductive health
  • accidents/traumas and intoxications and the background for them
  • non-communicable diseases, included mental health, and the background for them
  • socioeconomic status and cultural traditions affects diseases and health related behavior
  • the political/developmental situation and the country`s economic level affects health and health care with Nepal as a case

Objectives:

• increased understanding in how to examine children, women in labour and patients with infectious diseases through participation in ward rounds and observation of procedures
• be able to formulation of clinical problems within the above mentioned medical areas and be able to diagnose the diseases from these examinations.

General competence:

• general competence and experience in health care and health challenges in a low income country, in this case Nepal, and how the socioeconomic level of the country and it`s inhabitants affects health care and disease.

Learning methods and activities

The teaching will consist of lectures, clinical work, participation in morning meetings, ward rounds and on-call duty at the hospital. A two days visit to at rural health care center will be arranged.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

The course is best suited for 4th, 5th and 6th year medical students who are interested in global health issues. A maximum of 15 course places are offered.

Course materials

"Global Health. An introductory textbook" Ann Lindstrand et al.