Current Hot Topics in Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Systems

About

Noncommunicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Governments need to provide preventative, curative, and even palliative services to meet this challenge. This course will present current “Hot Topics” with regards to NCDs and health system responses. It will provide an overview of the role of health systems and then present a variety of key issues facing health systems and the delivery of care for NCDs. Involving a variety of speakers from different backgrounds, the course will explore different facets of the role that health systems play in addressing the burden of NCDs, as well as future challenges. Illustrative examples of hot topics include Access to medicines, NCDs in humanitarian settings, UHC, Prevention of disease progression, End-of-life care, and many more. Active participation and sharing of experiences by the course participants will be fostered.

Course leader

Dr. David Beran (University of Geneva)

Target group

Practitioners, researchers, and graduate students

Course aim

By the end of the course participants will:
- Understand the key building blocks of health systems;
- Have an overview of different challenges facing health systems with regards to NCDs;
- Explore different solutions to existing challenges for health systems responses.

Fee info

Discounts are available for PhD and Master’s students, participants from UMICs and LMICs, and members of LSS partner institutions (USI, SUPSI, Swiss TPH, and SSPH+). For details on fees and available discounts, contact us at info@ssph-lugano-summerschool.ch or visit our website.