Global Health PhD

University of West London

On our PhD in Global Health course, you will learn to create, integrate and translate global population-based knowledge to reduce the societal burden of diseases and disability. Through excellence in research, education and knowledge transfer you will be able to identify threats to global health, assess the health status of diverse populations and to plan and implement strategies to improve population health status.Our academics have extensive professional experience within a vast array of healthcare topics and are at hand to support you. Your topic could fall into any of the wider global health subject areas, including:global health (life expectancy and quality of life)health system / healthcare workforcepublic health nutritionageing population (care for the elderly / hospice / palliative care)dementia careantibiotic resistancedemography (maternal / child health issues)healthcare educationhealthcare policy and management / social policy for translational medicineinfection prevention and controlbioinformaticscommunicable disease prevention and managementnon-communicable diseasemental healthenvironmental healthpatient centric careglobal warming and climate changethreat of a global influenza pandemicfragile and vulnerable settings (regions affected by drought / conflict)Ebola and high-threat pathogensweak primary carePublic-Private Partnerships (PPP)equity in health careuniversal access to health careQuality of Care (QoC)unsafe health productscapitalising technological advancement in health (digital health / mHealth / eHealth)sanitation.