Research Master Global Health VU Amsterdam

About Research Master Global Health VU Amsterdam

The Global Health Research Master program is coordinated by the Athena Institute (https://www.linkedin.com/company/athenainstitute/), Faculty of Science (VU), and executed in collaboration with a network of Global Health Institutes throughout Amsterdam, including: - Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD). (https://www.linkedin.com/company/amsterdam-institute-for-global-health-and-development-amc-university-of-amsterdam/) - Department of Global health at the Academic Medical Centre (UMC). (https://www.amc.nl/web/research-75/department/global-health-1.htm) - Centre for Social Science and Global Health (SSGH) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). (https://ssgh.uva.nl/?1582293478283) Considering the Global focus of the program, the Athena Institute has partnerships - and regularly facilitates student internships - with a number of international institutions, for example located in India, Ethiopia, Switzerland, Laos, Brazil etc. Within the Global Health field, the main focus of Athena is on achieving universal access to health, and improving patient/client-centred healthcare. The following topics, among others, are currently being researched at the Institute: - Global mental health - Maternal health - M-health - Stigma research - Governance - Disability studies - Science & society - Health system challenges - Non-communicable diseases Are you ready to become acquainted with the transdisciplinary approach to unravel the complexity of global health challenges and contribute to better health for all? Then this Research Masters in Global Health may be the Master’s you are looking for. Our programme offers you the opportunity to learn about and work on global health challenges, by crossing disciplinary boundaries and collaborating with social stakeholders.

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