Brief description of aims and content 

 Delivery of health services is performed by a framework of health policies and other health system elements. 

 Undergraduate Public Health students aspiring to the roles of health professionals need to know about these policies and about the process of policy making so that they can understand why a policy is what it is, and how to engage in the policy making process. 

It is also essential that students understand the relevance of health system strengthening for Strong health systems prevent, detect, and respond to deadly diseases, thereby preventing outbreaks from becoming epidemics, promote the well-being of people, and save lives 

The aim of this module is to provide Public Health students as future health practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of the major components of national and global health systems and how health policy is created to adapt and reform these systems. Students will explore relevant policy theories, stakeholders and policy actors and processes that address major health policy challenges.