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Should the core competencies for a Master in Public Health graduate be different in Africa? A South African university experience

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Laetitia Rispel, PhD , School of Public Health, Wits University, Public Health Association of South Africa & School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Using South Africa as a case study, this presentation will give an overview of the burden of disease in the country, the context of public health and health system development, and explore both generic public health competencies and those additional public health competencies that are appropriate for Africa. The presentation will give the example of the MPH programme at one of the South African universities, its evolution, its current structure, achievements and challenges.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related education
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Explain the importance of context in designing core public health competencies Compare one South African university MPH programme with those at their own universities or in their home countries

Keyword(s): Public Health Curricula & Competencies, Workforce Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am Professor and Head (Dean) of the School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. I am also the scientific director of the Medical Research Council Health Policy Research Unit in the School of Public Health. I have more than 20 years combined experience of research, teaching, public health, executive management, and health leadership.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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