International development

Critical Hope in Global Health: From Big Pharma to Local Wellbeing

Module code: 008IDSIR
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Workshop
Assessment modes: Not yet finalised

In this module we deploy critical hope as a lens to explore global health and local well-being and the role of big pharma across these contexts.

What are the social and economic conditions that weaken health systems? We ask how nations and local communities innovatively negotiate health challenges and access to pharmaceuticals. What role does Big Pharma play? What lessons are there for sustainable solutions to health challenges? 

Through a series of inspiring case studies from the Global South and North, such as the fight against microbial drug resistance, we explore pathways to sustainable health futures.