This course is design to familiarize students with the Caribbean health systems in terms of their: socioeconomic and political context, health infrastructure (plants and equipment; services and human resource development); health legislation and policy; health promotion strategies; and basic indicators used to evaluate health systems and health care.
It will also introduce students to the study of global health problems and trends, translated to needs and demands; socioeconomic and political impact on health delivery; prevailing international systems compared to local and Caribbean system: the role of international health agencies.