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Short Courses

The short courses offered at KIT Institute are an opportunity for professionals in health and development to further develop their knowledge and skills and broaden their perspectives.

Health Systems Strengthening
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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
View our SRHR Courses
Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
View our Health Systems in Fragile environments courses
Cours de Santé Publique en Français
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Intercultural Training
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The courses are practical, focused, and comprehensive. They can be taken as a stand-alone course, or
as part of the Master of Science in Public Health and Health Equity (MPH) or other tropEd master programmes. Courses are given in various formats: in classrooms at KIT or, where indicated, as e-learning courses. We are also happy to offer several courses on public health issues in French.

Courses on Health Systems Strengthening

  • Qualitative Methods in Health Systems Research

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    If you are a health professional working in a health system or health-related area (research, management, service delivery, or policy/planning) and looking to gain experience in all steps of the qualitative research process applied to health systems at various levels (including healthcare delivery, health management, policymaking, etc.), this course is intended for you.

  • Health Planning and Programming

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    Planning and programming are major components of programme management by any health system actor such as governments, national and international non-governmental organisations and the private sector: being able to plan well and set up effective programmes is a key competence of any health programme manager and health sector consultant.

  • Human Resources for Health

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    This course provides knowledge and skills that health care managers, policy makers and planners need for human resource planning and management. It discusses policies, strategies and practices at a national and workplace level to address health workforce issues.

  • Health Promotion and Disease Control Strategies

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    This course brings together theory and practice, offering an in-depth exploration of health promotion and control strategies. Engage with KIT staff and distinguished guest lecturers and experts from diverse organisations, ensuring a holistic perspective on health systems approaches to health promotion and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

  • Health Policy and Financing

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    Progress towards Universal Health Coverage requires equitable and effective health policies and financial arrangements. But how do these policies come about? And how can health financing work to improve public health? This course looks at current debates in health policy and financing from a critical perspective.

  • Global perspectives on Digital Health

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    This two-week course offers an introduction and overview of digital health, including a strong emphasis on how in reality, digital health functions in various settings. Participants will discuss how digital health interventions can help push the triple aim of Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Goal Development for more people at a lower cost in different settings in high-, low- and middle-income countries.

Courses on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Environments

  • Analysing Disrupted Health Systems

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    Crises have a major impact on the health of people and health systems. Understanding the context and how health systems are affected by crises is essential while finding the way forward. This course provides participants with an approach to analyse health systems operating in fragile and conflict-affected environments.

Courses on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

  • SRHR: Organising Equitable Responses

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    Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) continues to be high on the global public health agenda. This course builds on current evidence to critically identify and analyse responses across health systems and communities in low- and middle- income countries. It discusses equity, voice, accountability and participation in the organisation of responses, with a focus on ensuring and advocating for equitable services for marginalized groups. This course will enable you to translate principles of sound SRHR responses into practice.

  • SRHR: Policy, Governance and Financing

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    What are the key issues in the good governance of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)? How can one negotiate the complex political and financial terrain when developing policies and strategic plans? Maternal health, family planning, adolescent health, abortion and HIV, and the policies and strategies that address these, are among the most internationalised and to some extent politicised of all health issues.

  • Santé et Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs

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    La Santé et les Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs (SDSR) sont une question de santé publique et droits humains. Ce cours explore les principes clés de la SDSR au travers de différentes thématiques.

Evidence and Impact for Global Health

  • Foundations of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in Public Health

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    This dynamic two-week course equips you with essential skills and knowledge to navigate the landscape of evidence-informed decision making in global public health.
    This course delves into the foundational principles of monitoring, evaluation, and learning within the frame of global public health.

  • Evidence for public health responses: Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

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    This two-week course is designed to equip you with advanced statistical skills crucial for informed decision making in public health. This course delves into essential methodologies for planning epidemiological field surveys, conducting sample size calculations, and analysing complex data in Stata, to address pressing public health challenges.

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Public Health and Epidemiology

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    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide tools for planning and monitoring of health interventions and disease control activities. GIS can be applied to improve health care delivery in disease control programmes. In this course you will use GIS to identify patterns of disease in time and place and to assess public access to health care services.

  • Impact Evaluations for Health Systems Strengthening

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    Discounts and Fees We offer a range of discounts for early bird applicants, alumni, tropEd students and groups. See below the discounts and fees for Health Planning and Programming (HPP course). See for more information about our discounts for groups and other short courses on our exclusive discount page.

Cours de Santé Publique en Français

  • Santé et Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs

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    La Santé et les Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs (SDSR) sont une question de santé publique et droits humains. Ce cours explore les principes clés de la SDSR au travers de différentes thématiques.

Gender Training

  • Feminist Edge

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    Feminist Edge is a Professional Development Programme for Gender Trainers. It focusses on the practice and theory of gender training.

Intercultural Communication

From 2025 these courses will be provided by associates Eva van Ooijen and Arjan Verdooren as institutional partners of KIT. They will continue to build on the expertise that has been developed within the institute over the years, further complimented with new academic insights. In line with the institute’s vision, they will carry out these services independently, while contributing with their expertise to KIT’s master programs and shorter courses as well as potential common projects. They provide both customized group sessions, as well as open registration courses for individuals.
For more info about the courses and dates for next editions, see: https://www.intercultural-competence.nl
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