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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

PHO 5300 - Scientific Basis of Health Interventions

The course will introduce students to the scientific basis of global diseases and state-of-the-art (SOTA) interventions. Successful students will obtain a short review of the biology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of specific diseases but the emphasis will be on strong technical grounding and evidence supporting the major interventions and new tools for disease prevention, control, and case management. The course focuses primarily on communicable diseases and conditions of high global health (family planning, mental health, and nutrition) import with small portion of class effort on interventions for chronic diseases. The course will be global in coverage but with an important focus on the developing world and on the health of the poor.