The Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Course Goal

To enhance knowledge of health care professionals on non-communicable diseases, its risk factors, risk assessment, screening and prevention strategies.

Course Content

• Overview of NCDs and risk factors
• Burden of NCDs
• Health Transition
• Environmental, Nutritional & Gender Issues of NCDs
• Screening & risk assessment of NCDs
• Surveillance of NCDs
• Prevention & Control Strategy of NCDs
• Global Voluntary Target 2025 & SDG
• NCD in humanitarian crisis and high risk population
• Health System Challenges (Task shifting & Continuity of Care)

Learning Objectives

After the course, the participants will be able to

1. understand the magnitude of major NCDs in developing and developed countries,
2. know the burden of risk factors of NCDs and identify the shared and clustering of risk factors of NCDs,
3. learn the prevention strategies for different NCDs,
4. recognize the socioeconomic burden of NCDs,
5. interpret different health transitions of NCDs,
6. understand the globalization of NCDs,
7. explain the environmental & gender related issues and special concerns of NCDs, and
8. know the health system challenges in tackling NCDs.

Language

English

Course Schedule

• Total Lecture Credit hours: 30 hrs (in-person via Zoom)
• Total Group Activities Credit hours: 14 hrs (in-person via Zoom)
• Total Assignment Credit hours: 46 hrs (self-study)

Please find here the detailed course agenda

Eligibility Criteria

Course participants should belong to one of these three groups:

• Students who have completed their Bachelor's degree (min. 4 years) in health sciences including MBBS, MD, BDS, BPT, Nursing, Public Health, etc.
• Students who have completed or are pursuing any postgraduate studies related to health sciences
• Health professionals working in governmental, private or non-governmental institutions in the field of public health

Course Assessment Criteria

A certificate of completion will be issued when

• 80% of all course sessions were attended, and
• all 3 course assignments were submitted on time, and
• the final course assessment was successfully submitted.

Scholarship Opportunity

The Teaching and Training Unit (T&TU) together with the Bangladesh University of Health Sciences would like to offer four students from a low- and middle-income country the opportunity to receive a scholarship to waive 50% of the respective tuition fee. Interested participants should send us their CV and a motivation letter (no longer than 500 words) outlining their current situation and personal motivation for participating in this advanced module. In addition, the motivation letter should also include information on how the course would advance their personal career and support the applicant's home country in the fight against NCDs. Please submit all documents no later than 30 May 2025. For further information, feel free to contact our team at the T&TU: ttu@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

Registration

Registration is NOW OPEN. Click here to register until June 20, 2025.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations made before the registration deadline, a non-refundable fee of 25% will be charged. For cancellations made after the registration deadline until the course start, a non-refundable fee of 50% will be charged. In case of no-shows or cancellations from the start of the course, the full course fee will be charged.

Course Coordinators in Bangladesh

Dr. Mithila Faruque and Dr. Md. Wahiduzzaman, Department of NCDs, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

All correspondence (inquiries, organisation and registration) via the Teaching & Training Unit in Munich, ttu@lrz.uni-muenchen.de