Capacity Development

Strengthening Competencies for Global Health Equity: Explore UNU-IIGH’s Courses and Training Opportunities

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Explore UNU-IIGH’s Short Online Courses, MOOCs, and in-person Workshops  

UNU-IIGH offers a series of online courses, and in-person workshops designed to address some of the most pressing issues in global health, with a special focus on gender equity, health policy, and implementation research. These online short courses, massive open online courses (MOOCS), and in-person workshops provide valuable insights and practical resources for health professionals, policymakers, and researchers aiming to enhance their knowledge and make a positive impact in global health.  

This page highlights the diverse range of courses and workshops available, each addressing unique challenges such as closing gender gaps in immunization, integrating gender in government health programs, conducting implementation research, with an intersectional gender lens, and translating knowledge for evidence-informed policy. Whether you're looking to advance your expertise in global health, implement equitable healthcare interventions, or apply evidence to health policy, these courses and workshops offer accessible learning opportunities for professionals in different regions of the world.  

All courses and workshops are free of charge and facilitated in English. 

Short Online Courses

Gender, Vaccinations, Immunization

Addressing Gender Gaps in Vaccinations and Immunization: A Life-Course Approach 

The course examines gender inequalities in vaccination and immunization, highlighting barriers, opportunities, and strategies for equitable access

Gender Integration, Health Programs, Lessons

Enhancing Gender Integration in Scaled and Sustained Government Health Programs: Lessons from Nepal, the Philippines, and India 

Explores gender integration in health programs through case studies from Nepal, the Philippines, and India, highlighting scalable strategies.

Public Health and Policy, Conflicts of Interest

Commercial Interests, Public Health and Policy: Short Course on Conflicts of Interest for Health Professionals and Implementing Partners (Coming Soon) 

The course explores conflicts of interest in public health and policy, highlighting their impact, identification, and management through case studies.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) 

Implementation Research

MOOC on Implementation Research (IR) 

Practical training in implementation research, covering key IR concepts, research design, stakeholder engagement, and IR strategies and outcomes.

Gender, Implementation Research

Incorporating an Intersectional Gender Perspective in Implementation Research 

Examines intersectional gender perspectives in implementation research, focusing on inequalities, research design, evaluation, and policy impact.

Implementation Research, Health Programme

Implementation Research Short-Course for Health Programme Implementers

The course equips health program implementers with practical skills in IR, focusing on intervention delivery, scale-up, and outcomes.

In-Person Training

In-person workshops, HPSR, Evidence generation, Policy translation

In-Person Workshops and Training Programme

Provide practical skills and knowledge in health policy and systems research (HPSR), including evidence, generation, uptake & translation into policy.