Global Health and Human Rights

Explore comparative health care, health management policies, surveillance, and management of tropical diseases in East Africa. Prevention and management of tropical and non-communicable diseases are a major concern globally. Cutting-edge innovations to prevent and manage these diseases are currently being implemented in western Kenya, a region with relatively poor indicators of health.

The program location accords students unparalleled access to distinguished medical professionals, scholars, scientists, and community health workers who are working on the frontline to address tropical diseases, and the health system that supports them. Study comparative health among the Luo of western Kenya, the Islamic cultures of the Kenyan coast and the Maasai of northern Tanzania. You will study Kiswahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, and gain a range of perspectives from different communities and groups.

Learn how to draft a field study protocol, from a concept note to a protocol submitted for local IRB review, how to plan, organize, collect, review and analyze primary data, and to translate findings into policy recommendations. Internship students will hone their knowledge and skills by interacting with a wide range of local organizations and professionals.