Global Health Courses and Certifications

Global Disease Masterclass: Non-communicable Diseases

105 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to this course on the aetiology, epidemiology and interventions for non-communicable diseases of the Global Diseases Masterclass. We’ve selected four disease areas: Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Dementia, and Diabetes.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Globalisation and health governance

Imperial College London offers a 5-week course on global health, governance, and globalization. Learn the history, principles, and stakeholders of global health, and how to craft evidence-based arguments.

• Coursera
• 1 day 6 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tobacco Control: Agile Policy, Research and Practice

Imperial College London's 3-week course on global health harms of tobacco, industry strategies, and the role of research in strengthening tobacco control policy and practice.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health Systems Development: A Focus on Health Service Delivery and Human Resources for Health

56 ratings at Coursera

Imperial College London offers a 4-week online course on global health systems, focusing on service delivery and human resources. Learn to analyze health policies and assess their impacts.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Global Health Challenges and Governance

Imperial College London's 17-week course explores global health challenges, focusing on migration and climate change. Learn to advocate for evidence-informed health measures.

• Coursera
• 17 weeks, 7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Global Health: Ebola, COVID, and Beyond

Become part of the global health community and prepare yourself to join teams providing care.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Drug Discovery in Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19

This curriculum includes research into fundamental knowledge of clinical diagnosis, prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Epidemics I

Explore the science of epidemics and public health strategies for their control in this 5-week course by The University of Hong Kong. Topics include Ebola, Zika, and infectious disease emergence.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Epidemics III

Explore the science of epidemics and public health strategies in this 5-week course by The University of Hong Kong. Topics include disease surveillance, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and vaccination.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Copenhagen

Non-Communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings

106 ratings at Coursera

According to the World Health Organization, 70 percent of global deaths are due to NCDs. The four main disease groups which cause the greatest number of deaths are cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (includ…

• Coursera
• 14 hours 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Open Education Consortium (OEC)

The Biology of Water and Health - Sustainable Interventions

Tufts University presents how to promote safe water conservation and implement sustainable solutions in order to improve public health.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Infection and immunity

37 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Infection and immunity, you will be introduced to infectious diseases and to the biological agents that invade our bodies and cause them: pathogens. You will also learn about ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Understanding cardiovascular diseases

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day and, in that time, pumps about 23,000 litres of blood around your body. But what happens when it doesn't work as well as it should? This free course,...

• OpenLearn
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Liver Transplant: the Ins and Outs

13 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn about the science behind having a liver transplant with this free online course from the Centre for Liver Research.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action

45 ratings at FutureLearn

Consider the latest data, priorities and debates about the health of mothers, children and adolescents in this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)