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PROFESSORS: MARGARET BENTLEY, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF GLOBAL HEALTH, UNC’S GILLINGS SCHOOL OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MAMIE HARRIS, AFRICA PROGRAMS DIRECTOR
This course explores contemporary issues, problems and controversies in global health through an interdisciplinary perspective; examines the complex tapestry of social, economic, politic and environmental factors that affect global health; analyzes global health disparities through a social justice and human rights lens; and exposes students to opportunities in global health work and research.