Global Health and Disability from FutureLearn

Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for anyone with a professional or personal interest in disability as it relates to health, rehabilitation, international development and humanitarian assistance. There is a particular focus on low and middle income countries – both in the content of the course and the target learners. You can use the hashtag #FLhealthdisability to talk about this course on social media.

Topics Covered

The magnitude of disability and relevance of disability to the global development agenda
Defining disability and how it can be understood and measured
The challenges to health and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities and why people with disabilities might have poorer health
Why people with disabilities may have difficulty in accessing health services
Links among longer term health conditions and disability
How to improve access to health care and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
Community based inclusive development for improving access to health and rehabilitation for people with disabilities

Reviews summary

Comprehensive global health & disability overview

According to learners, this course offers an exceptionally well-structured and comprehensive overview of global health and disability, with a crucial focus on low and middle-income countries. Students consistently praise the highly knowledgeable and engaging instructors from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, who present complex topics with clarity and empathy. While the course provides invaluable insights and actionable knowledge for professionals in public health and international development, some learners noted that discussion forums could be more active and a few supplementary resources might need updating. Overall, it's considered a highly relevant and impactful learning experience.

Course structure facilitates understanding of complex topics.

"I found the pacing to be just right, allowing enough time to absorb the complex topics."

"The course is meticulously designed, and the expertise of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine shines through."

"A wonderfully comprehensive course that tackles a critically important subject. The blend of academic rigor and practical relevance was perfect."

Delivered by highly knowledgeable and engaging professionals.

"The lectures by experts from LSHTM are clear, concise, and highly engaging."

"The instructors are clearly experts in their field and their passion for the subject shines through."

"The lecturers were superb, presenting complex information clearly and empathetically. This course has profoundly impacted my understanding..."

Deeply explores global health and disability with a focus on LMICs.

"This course was an incredible learning experience! The content is exceptionally well-structured and delves deep into the nuances of disability within a global health context, particularly focusing on low and middle-income countries."

"Absolutely brilliant! The course material is comprehensive, up-to-date, and presented in a very accessible manner. I appreciated the careful handling of sensitive topics..."

"As a public health professional, I found this course incredibly relevant and timely. The focus on low-income settings is crucial, and the course delivered actionable insights..."

A few supplementary links or data points may require updating.

"While most of the supplementary materials were excellent, I did come across a couple of external links that were broken or led to outdated reports."

"My only minor suggestion would be to ensure all external links are up-to-date, as a few I encountered were no longer active."

"Some of the data cited felt a little old, and I was hoping for more recent statistics and contemporary policy debates."

Some learners desired more active peer interaction in discussions.

"My only minor critique is that some of the discussion prompts in the forums didn't always generate much activity, which meant less peer interaction than I'd hoped for."

"While the content is high quality, the presentation could be more dynamic. Also, the discussion forums were quite sparse, which made it difficult to engage with other learners..."

"I felt some of the discussion forums felt less active than I had hoped for, limiting peer interaction and different viewpoints."

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