The primary purpose of this intensive executive short course, based on the book published by Professor Blanchet Applied Systems Thinking for Health Systems Research is to familiarize participants with a health systems approach to healthcare for communities in low and middle countries affected by humanitarian crises, through practical interactive examples and case studies, and taught by experts with humanitarian expertise in low and middle income countries during or after humanitarian crises.
This is the only course specifically focused on health system assessment in humanitarian crises and built on the latest available evidence.
Course objectives
Define concepts related to health systems and the six building blocks of the WHO framework.