Course Objectives (learning outcomes):

By the end of the course the student should:

1. Define planning for health and describe different components of planning cycle and

how to monitor and evaluates health plans

2. Know what is meant by health policies and strategies.

3. Define healthcare financing and explain different sources of finance in Sudan

4. Know how to manage health system during disasters

Course contents:

 Health systems management, planning, monitoring and evaluation

 Health management and disaster

 Principles of health policies & strategies

 Healthcare financing

 Cost effectiveness

 Cost benefit analysis

 Health need assessment

Scientific Research Methods & methodology

Credit hours: 3

Course Objectives: By the end of the course the student should be able to: 
 review critically the literature. 
 manage data. 
 select the appropriate study designs to conduct a research. 
 plan & conduct a survey. 
 write a research proposal, scientific report/papers. 
 critically appraise scientific papers. 

Course Contents: 
Research proposal, research objectives and methods - literature review - study designs - data management - writing scientific; report or paper - critical appraisal of scientific papers