Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University

Health Policy in a Globalizing World (Global Health Fellows Program)

Overview

In the summer of 2012, Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy will bring the eight cohort of Global Health Fellows to Geneva. Designed to equip students to join in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other pressing health challenges, the Global Health Fellows Program will provide students with both an academic and experiential perspective on how intergovernmental institutions, public-private partnerships, and non-governmental organizations shape global health policy. By combining internships and an intensive course on global health issues, the program is a unique opportunity to learn first-hand how global health policy is formulated and implemented. This past year, 24 graduate students drawn nationally from schools of public policy, public health, law and medicine participated in the summer experience.

Program Structure

The Global Health Fellows Program requires a minimum commitment of *eight weeks*, including attendance in the “Health Policy in a Globalizing World” course. Program components include a required five-day intensive course on “Health Policy in a Globalizing World”, placement in a health policy-related internship, and importantly, shared experiences with a cohort of Fellows with diverse backgrounds, but a common interest in global health. With program assistance, Global Health Fellows have the opportunity to plan and organize lunch or evening events and to develop a professional network of colleagues working in global health.

To apply to the Global Health Fellows Program, follow the same admissions procedure as specified for the Duke Program on Global Policy and Governance.

Program Scholarship

The Global Health Fellows Program cannot provide partial or full scholarships for participants. Each participant is responsible for program fees, room and board, airfare and other living expenses. Students should work with their schools or sponsors to determine how all costs will be paid. For example, the Duke Global Health Institute offers up to two scholarships for Duke students to participate in this program (no separate application needed). Please note tht Fellows may NOT accept funding from industry or corporate foundation sources to support their participation in the program.

About the course

This course provides an overview of the forces of globalization shaping health in our world, with a particular emphasis on trade, intellectual property rights and health. The course modules cover issues of disparities in health, R&D and the provision of public goods; cross-border challenges in global health; the implications of trade in goods and services on public health; and the architecture of global health governance. Through seminars, case study discussions, and site visits, participants will gain an appreciation of the context and policy levers affecting health in a globalizing world. This offering draws on the work of the WHO’s Globalization, Trade and Health Program and the core training planned by the Sanford School of Public Policy.

The course is primarily taught by Dr. Anthony So, Director of the Program on Global Health and Technology Access at the Sanford School of Public Policy. Each year’s course offering differs, but in the past course participants have heard from senior officials at a wide range of NGOs and intergovernmental organizations, from Dr. Manuel Dayrit, the former Minister of Health of the Philippines and current director of Human Resources at the WHO, to Amadou Sy, Director of Partnerships and External Relations at UNAIDS. Course participants also pay site visits to nine to ten different organizations. Past site visits have included the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, and UNAIDS.

The course will take place for one week in late June or early July. Each day will run from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. For most participants this means taking a break from the internship to participate in the course.

*The Global Health Fellows Program also receives support from Duke’s Global Health Institute, and Duke University’s Program on Global Health and Technology Access at the Sanford School of Public Policy.

(2010 Course Agenda)
(2011 Brochure )

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