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PFRH 664* CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES IN NUTRITION

This course will cover the following issues: chronic under nutrition, obesity and nutrition transition, fetal origins of disease hypothesis, food environment, food system vulnerabilities, nutritional genomics, Bioactive Foods, Food Ethics, Food Politics and...

PFRH 658* MEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

This course will expand current knowledge on general reproductive health by mainstreaming men as a population with reproductive health (RH) need. The course critically explores a broad array of men's health concerns, particularly reproductive health...

PFRH 656* CRITICAL ISSUES IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

This course introduces students to critical and emerging issues in reproductive health (RH) in a variety of settings and across cultures. Students will be equipped with competencies needed to identify and initiate interesting debates about critical issues...

PFRH 654* PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO HIV AND AIDS

This course explores the history, epidemiology and biology of HIV. It will discuss the global or local response to the epidemic. In presenting the epidemiology of AIDS and HIV infection, the course will explore the social, medical, and political correlates...

PFRH 652* RISK AND RESILIENCE IN ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

This course explores how adolescents in developing country settings could successfully adapt in the face of risk and adversity to ensure positive developmental outcomes. The course discusses risk and protective factors as well as how adolescent can develop...

PFRH 646 CLINICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICE OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICE

This course addresses the clinical and organizational requirements for effective reproductive health service delivery. It will introduce students to Reproductive health service components, gender and socio-cultural influences on RH service delivery. Students...

PFRH 634 POPULATION HEALTH AND SURVIVAL

This course is about the health of populations. The course helps students gain an understanding of the principles of a population health approach and its role in improving health and reducing health inequities among population groups by addressing a broad...

PFRH 632 FERTILITY AND FAMILY PLANNING

This course is about the provision of family planning services and the range of services employed to provide family planning services in developing country settings. It discusses the evolution of the international family planning movement and country level...

PFRH 626 ADOLESCENT HEALTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES

This course examines adolescent health policies and evidence-based programmes that improve the general health and wellbeing of adolescents. It is designed to enable students familiarize themselves with the contents of various national and international youth...

PFRH 624 THE ADOLESCENT IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS

This course provides students with comprehensive knowledge of adolescence as a life stage and its associated health issues in both domestic and international domains. It examines physiologic, economic and nutritional factors as well as socio-cultural...

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