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gender rights and health a distance learning course 8 november 2010 ­ 14 january 2011 health programmes and health policies are often developed without taking into consideration the gender dimensions and rights perspective into consideration global health policies and programmes influence local level programmes and without a gender and rights perspective may even worsen the situation of local communities this course equips participants with concepts tools and analytical frameworks to analyse health programmes policies and research from a gender and rights perspective participants will gain insight knowledge and understanding of how health issues affect men and women differently as well as how their rights can be respected and realised the governance of health will be discussed and participants will write a research based health policy or a research proposal from a gender and rights perspective course content the following subjects are reviewed during the course gender concepts gender analysis including social relations of gender institutional production and reproduction of gender gender analysis tools gender and health analysis frameworks and how to apply a gender analysis to health gender rights and health including health equity gender equity and gender equality human rights and women s rights right to health and health care gender health and global policies including global milestones in development of gender discourse un conferences and initiatives who world bank international agencies and gender mdgs gender analysis of health problems and diseases including communicable diseases e.g tb hiv/aids urban health maternal health coronary vascular diseases neglected issues including sexual rights and health gender based violence health governance and gender including health systems including human resources decentralization accountability quality assurance public private provision and regulation objectives at the end of the module the participants should be able to describe gender concepts tools and gender analysis apply `gender and health analysis frameworks to analyze health programmes health policies and health research critically analyse the development of global health policies and programmes from a gender equity and rights perspective analyse health problems and diseases from a gender and rights perspective appraise the current state of health governance at national and local level from a gender equity perspective design a research based health policy or a research proposal from a gender and rights perspective about kit the royal tropical institute kit is an independent centre of knowledge and expertise in the areas of international and intercultural cooperation the aims of kit are to contribute to sustainable development poverty alleviation and cultural preservation and exchange within the netherlands it seeks to promote interest in and support for these issues kit has organized courses and training workshops on gender and development for over 20 years kit s gender courses and training workshops are geared towards development practitioners working at different institutional levels ranging from women s activist organizations ngos and research institutions to national governments and un agencies the courses are often developed in collaboration with partner organizations in the south mauritskade 63 1092 ad amsterdam p.o box 95001 1090 ha amsterdam the netherlands phone +31 020 568 8711 fax +31 020 568 8444 www.kit.nl

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learning methods the course takes place in a virtual learning community a web-based e-learning environment online reading of handouts and web-based resources presentations online exercises such as quizzes and case studies moderated discussions 1 hour per week tutorials online feedback and guidance from tutor one hour per week assessment assignment a research-based health policy from a gender and rights perspective or a research proposal from a gender and rights perspective exercises including quizzes and case study analyses trainers renu khanna mba worked closely with the bombay municipal corporation from 1992 to 2003 from 1992 to 1997 she coordinated the social aspects of a study on pelvic inflammatory disease amongst slum women in the second phase renu was one of the three co-investigators of the women centred health project to mainstream gender in a public health system renu has also been a gender rights and health trainer for senior health officers of the government of india and state health departments she has coordinated an interdisciplinary group to draft a pha for the state of gujarat maitrayee mukhopadhyay ph.d is a social anthropologist specialized in social development with a focus on gender and development she has expertise in social and institutional analysis citizenship and rights in development and integration of equity concerns across sectors in policy development programme and project planning monitoring and evaluation she has extensive experience and skills in applied and action-oriented research development education and training and has several publications in her fields of expertise admission information admission criteria · · · · academic training or professional qualification in a relevant area equivalent to bsc level at least 2 years professional experience in a related area which must include public health management and planning in a low or middle income country proficiency in spoken and written english toefl 550 or ielts 6.0 access to internet connection application procedure the application package is due two months before the start of the course please send the following documents · a completed application form · a certified true copy of diplomas and grade reports accompanied by a certified translation if they are not in english · an up-to-date curriculum vitae · a 1 page motivation letter application deadline 1 september 2010 tuition fees 800 mode of delivery online distance learning through a virtual learning community royal tropical institute gender rights and health course 2010­2011 www.kit.nl/training 2

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practical information location online distance learning through a virtual learning community funding the arrangement of financial support to cover all study costs is the responsibility of the applicant kit does not offer financial support or fellowships ects the european credit transfer system ects facilitates the transfer of course credits between different institutions of the same academic level a study load of 30 hours of formal teaching and private study is equivalent to one ects credit point this course is equivalent for 4 ects total online contact time 30 hours per week 1 hour as tutorial 2 hours in unguided peer group discussions self-directed learning 90 hours total student investment time 120 hours per week about 12 hours accreditation this course is accredited by troped a network of european institutions for higher education in international health the course can be taken as an advanced module for the master in international health programme organized by kit and other institutes in the troped network contact information the royal tropical institute kit development policy practice area education short course coordinator p.o box 95001 1090 ha amsterdam the netherlands email healthtraining@kit.nl telephone +31 020 568 8237 fax +31 020 568 8677 royal tropical institute gender rights and health course 2010­2011 www.kit.nl/training 3

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more courses at kit international course in health development master of public health master of public health specialization in hiv/aids master in international health certificate programme in multisectoral responses to hiv/aids short courses health and development gender rights and health governance and human resources for health health systems research human resources development for health health policy financing control strategies for infectious and non-communicable diseases sexual and reproductive health including hiv/aids geographic information systems gis in disease control programmes advanced course on monitoring and evaluation innovations in a dynamic health systems environment advanced course on health sector reforms financing implementing quality management for diagnostic laboratories hiv and aids certificate programme dynamics of the hiv and aids epidemics and effective responses hiv politics policy governance and planning mechanisms health sector responses to hiv gender rights and development tailor-made training international and regional training courses sustainable economic development local governance for rural development décentralisation rurale et gouvernance locale facilitating value chain development and actor empowerment tailor-made training royal tropical institute gender rights and health course 2010­2011 www.kit.nl/training 4

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