Master’s Programmes
Netherlands Course on Global Health and Tropical Medicine (NTC) The Netherlands Course on Global Health and Tropical Medicine (NTC) provides essential preparation for health professionals such as medical doctors, nurses, and midwives planning to work in low- and middle-income settings and/or with marginalised communities. The NTC can be taken as a stand-alone course or
Course Objectives
as the Core Course as part of the Master’s in Public
After the programme, you will be able to:
Health and Health Equity. In the Netherlands,
• Critically reflect on the collection, analysis, and
the NTC forms part of a post-graduate training
appraisal of qualitative and quantitative data,
programme for physicians leading to a diploma as
relevant to the improvement of health and health
Physicians in Global Health and Tropical Medicines
care equity.
(PGHTM/AIGT). For more information, go to: www.oigt.nl.
• Identify and analyse interrelated determinants of health and major health concerns of populations, in a trans-disciplinary perspective in low- and
The NTC is organised by KIT Royal Tropical Institute
middle-income settings and at global level.
in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Medical
• Propose sustainable improvements of health
Centre (VU) in Amsterdam and the University
systems, addressing inequities and considering
Hospital of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
diverse intercultural settings as well as social, legal and ethical responsibilities.
As of September 2024, the NTC will be merged with the Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity. The course will still be part of the PGHTM/AIGT.
• Describe the role, decision-making process, and impact of global health policy actors. • Collaborate and clearly communicate in a multidisciplinary and multi-cultural setting.
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