The Certificate Course in Global Health Course is an innovative course set to raise critical thinkers, specifically pharmacists, in global health. Targets for this course are pharmacists, recent graduates of pharmacy and pharmacy students in Nigeria and West Africa, who are interested in widening their knowledge on global health and development issues. The course has been piloted at the Management Sciences University in Malaysia and the University of Rwanda, Rwanda in 2016. The certificate course introduces theories and concepts including current trends, issues, challenges and debates in global health to provide a critical understanding of the determinants that shape the current global health situation, and the important role expected of pharmacists to play. The course aims to raise critical thinkers in pharmacy who are able to contribute to debates and challenges in global health, inspire and develop pharmacists who will in the near future lead advocacies for global health issues and also provide a platform for networking with other global health leaders in Africa. The course director and lecturer is Professor Don Eliseo Lucero Prisno III of the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Don has published in the fields of global health and public health in scientific journals and has authored book chapters. His work has been recognized by a number of international awards including the first Global Health Promotion Practice Award by the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). The course would take place in three Nigeria Universities namely Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University (6th - 7th Feb,2017), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Port Harcourt (9th - 10th Feb,2017) and Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife (11th - 12th Feb,2017).

1. Certificate Course in Global
Health Pharmacy 2017
AB Global Health Initiative

3. Who we are…
• A non-governmental organization founded in
2015.
• Our aim is to strengthen the movement for
global health especially in developing
countries.
• We motivate and mobilize a global community
of emerging leaders and critical thinkers in
global health to build a better society.

4. What our main focuses are…
• Global Health Awareness and Education.
• Global Health Pharmacy Awareness and
Education.
• Non-communicable diseases Awareness
and Education.
• Nutrition Awareness and Education.
• Research and Publications’ Awareness and
Education

5. What we do…
• Global Health certificate courses.
• Global Health Pharmacy certificate courses.
• Awareness campaigns for Non-communicable
diseases and Nutrition.
• Research/Scientific workshops.

7. Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course
• Innovative course set to raise critical thinkers,
specifically pharmacists in the field of Global
Health.
• First time it will be held in West Africa.
• Piloted in Asia at the Management Sciences
University, Malaysia and in Africa at the
University of Rwanda.
• Short course with a maximum duration of three
(3) days.

8. Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course
• Target participants
– Pharmacy students,
– Recent graduates of pharmacy and
– Practicing pharmacists who are considering
careers in global health or are planning to go
on further studies in public health and global
– Those who want to widen their knowledge
on global health and development issues.

9. • Course topics
• Introduction to Global Health/Careers in Global
Health
• Global access to medicines
• Globalization and medicines
• Global drug pricing
• Global health logistics
• Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS),
• Global drug resistance
• Orphan drugs/Neglected Tropical Diseases
(NTDs)
• Global pharmacovigilance
Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course

10. Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course
• Course Director and Lecturer
Professor Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
(BSc MD PgD MSc MPH PhD)
– Associate Professor of Public Health
(Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)
– Honorary Lecturer of Public Health
(University of Liverpool),
– Senior Lecturer of International Health
(University of the Philippines)
– Research Fellow in Medical Research
International Health (Ludwig Maximilian University
Munich).

11. • Short term goals
– To raise critical thinkers in pharmacy who are able to
contribute to debates and challenges in global health
through
• development of articles for journals.
• engaging in educational and scientific researches.
• submission and presentation of abstracts in
international conferences.
– To expose participants to intricacies of applying for
grants to carry out global health related projects.
– To provide for participants a platform for networking
with other global health leaders in Africa through
mentorships and networking.
Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course

12. Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course
• Long term goals
– To groom leaders who would seat at leadership and
decision making positions in national, regional and
international health organizations
– To raise individuals who will in the next five (5) years
mentor other young pharmacists in global health.
– To raise individuals who lead advocacy of global health
issues through evidence based policies.
– To build a pool of pharmacists who are willing to
contribute their best to actualization of the 2030
Sustainable Development Goals SDGs.

14. • Venues and dates
– Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
6th – 7th Feb, 2017 (Northern cohort)
– University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt
9th – 10th Feb, 2017 (Southern/Eastern
cohort)
– Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife 11th – 12th
Feb, 2017 (Western Cohort)
Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course

15. • Registration details
– Students N3000 (course materials and feeding
inclusive).
– Professionals N5000 (course materials and feeding
inclusive).
– Foreign participants $100 (course materials, feeding
and accommodation inclusive).
• Registration link
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Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course

16. • For more information
– Visit AB Global Health Initiative on
facebook
– Send an email to
abglobalhealthinitiative@gmail.com
– Call +2347060772437
Global Health Pharmacy Certificate Course