About the Department
Course Overview
The Department of Global Health and Population offers a total of 66 courses, including 9 international field courses in India, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Brazil, Chile, China, and the West Bank, in addition to various country sites for the Health & Human Rights course and Maternal Health courses.
Student Information
45 Doctoral Students Health Systems [22] Population & Reproductive Health [14] Economics [9] 52 Master of Science (2-year) 45 Master of Public Health (Global Health Concentration)
Faculty & Academic Appointments
31 Primary Faculty - 15 Tenured 4 Professor of Practice 6 Associate/Assistant 6 Senior Lecturers/Lecturers 1 University Professor 6 Secondary Appointments 11 Adjunct 3 Visiting 3 Emeritus
Major Research Areas
Social and Economic Development Women's Health and Children's Health Health Policy Prevention and Control of Infectious & Chronic Diseases Demography Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Health Equity and Human Rights Design and Financing Health Care Systems Human Ecology Nutrition and Global Health
Global Research
Sample locations: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Japan, Kenya, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia
Major Programs, Centers, Affiliations
Franςois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS) Harvard China Initiative Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Harvard Humanitarian Academy Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR) Program on Ethical Issues in Global Health Research Program on International Health and Human Rights (PIHHR) Program on the Global Demography of Aging (PGDA) Takemi Program in International Health Women and Health Initiative