8:00 - 9:00am                            Orientation

Jay Lemery, MD                                                Overview of the two-week course and resources available at Weill Cornell.

 9:00 - 10:30am                             Introduction to Challenges in Global Health

Satchit Balsari, MD, MPH                             

A broad overview of what the global health challenges of the last century were, and where we are headed in the next century. The lecture will focus on topics including the impact of urbanization, climate change, chronic diseases, HIV, complex humanitarian emergencies, and the changing nature of war.

 10:30 - 12:00pm                             Global Institutions (see reading list)

Anjali Pant, MD, MPH                                            Slides Download                          

In this lecture, we will (1) Define major categorical definitions into which global institutions fall: bilateral agency, multilateral agency, NGO, private foundations, governmental agencies.  (2) Be able to discuss the changes in funding and the global health activity landscape among the major global health actors and initiatives over the last 20 years. (3) Understand the way in which major institutions work together and independently, and how specific global health roles are assigned or assumed.                                                                                                                        

12:00 – 1:00pm                               Lunch Break