Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Start Date: 02 Nov, 2020
  • 6 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Consider the latest data, priorities and debates about the health of mothers, children and adolescents in this free online course.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

Each year, there are roughly 10 million new-born, child, adolescent, maternal, and stillborn deaths. Most of these deaths and linked disabilities can be prevented if evidence-based interventions are implemented.


By signing up for this course, you’ll learn from the world’s leading experts with direct experience improving the health of women, children and adolescents across the globe. They’ll take you on a unique and compelling learning journey, summarising the latest data, evidence, and research gaps in an accessible way.


Explore the lifecycle from birth to adulthood


The course will run over six weeks, exploring the lifecycle from birth to adulthood, to look at adolescent, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.


Each week will focus on a different area, inviting you to discuss the most recent data, and the current policy, programme and research debates that inform action to improve health outcomes.


At the end of the course we will reflect on the importance of lifecycle thinking for women, children and adolescents in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.


Get multiple perspectives on maternal and child health


The Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, and Child Health (MARCH) is the central hub for women’s and children’s health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and comprises more than 150 academics working around the world in 100 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. In this course, you will hear from MARCH Centre experts in a range of disciplines, including epidemiology, demography, anthropology, medicine and public health.


Contributors include:



  • Professor Joy Lawn, Director of the MARCH Centre

  • Professor David Ross from the World Health Organisation Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health.


Understand case studies from around the globe


Through the use of case studies, multimedia content and discussions with other learners from around the globe, we will consider the latest evidence about how to improve the health of women, children and adolescents in the context of different country settings.


This course is designed for healthcare professionals or anyone working in a health organisation; undergraduate students taking a healthcare or science-related degree; medical students and postgraduates wishing to complement their studies; and anyone else with an interest in learning about the health of women, children and adolescents.


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