Medicines, Health & Development

John Abraham has created, designed, convened, taught, and assessed an advanced undergraduate course in Medicines, Health and Development every year from 1995-2012 at the University of Sussex during which he delivered 20 lectures and 20/40 seminars each year. From 1995 onwards, John designed the course to cover the following material:
Health Indicators and the Epidemiological/Health Transition
Accessing and controlling health care: Imperialism, Structural Adjustment, and Globalization
Gender and Health
Health Systems: South America, Cuba and China
Pharmaceutical Industry: Drug Testing, Development and Regulation
Problem Drugs: Marketing, Promotion and Advertising
WHO and Essential Drugs Policy
Population Control, Reproductive Health and Contraceptives
The AIDS Crisis and Access to HIV/AIDS Drugs/Vaccines