1. 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

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International Health
End of Euro-
colonialism
End of the
Cold War
1960’s
1990’s
Tropical
Medicine
International
Health
Global Health
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
Source: Pablos-Mendez, WHO, 2004
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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.
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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
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European Network for Education
in International Health
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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
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17. Teaching & Learning – promoting new concepts
… and in the 21. century
In the 1950s …

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