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 as the Core Course as part of the Master’s in Public Health and Health Equity. In the Netherlands, the NTC forms part of a post-graduate training programme for physicians leading to a diploma as Physicians in Global Health and Tropical Medicines (PGHTM/AIGT). For more information, go to: www.oigt.nl.

The NTC is organised by KIT Royal Tropical Institute in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre (VU) in Amsterdam and the University Hospital of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

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.

Course Objectives

After the programme, you will be able to:

• Critically reflect on the collection, analysis, and appraisal of qualitative and quantitative data, relevant to the improvement of health and health care equity.

• Identify and analyse interrelated determinants of health and major health concerns of populations, in a trans-disciplinary perspective in low- and middle-income settings and at global level.

• Propose sustainable improvements of health systems, addressing inequities and considering diverse intercultural settings as well as social, legal and ethical responsibilities.

• Describe the role, decision-making process, and impact of global health policy actors.

• Collaborate and clearly communicate in a multidisciplinary and multi-cultural setting.