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Track H · Career recipe E
The Global Health Project Professional
Work toward NGO, humanitarian, public-health or international development roles.
Who this is for: For learners working toward NGO, humanitarian, public-health or international-development roles — programme officers, M&E assistants, project coordinators. — Typical duration: 20 weeks
The recipe, step by step
- Global health — Johns Hopkins University (Coursera)
- African health systems — Amref
- Emergency / public-health knowledge — OpenWHO (no certificate)
- Data collection — KoboToolbox
- Analytics — Excel + R
- Project management — Saylor or comparable provider
A learner who understands health programmes from community → data → intervention → management → evaluation.
Recommended courses and resources
- Johns Hopkins — Foundations of Global Health specialisation (Coursera) — Online specialisation certificate (fees apply; audit often free) — Six courses: planning, implementation, evaluation, health behaviour and work in low- and middle-income and humanitarian settings.
- Amref Health Africa — Institute of Capacity Development — African health-workforce learning (CPD; availability varies) — Digital and mobile learning for African health workers, including the Jibu platform. Verify course access, fees and certification directly with Amref. LES is not affiliated with Amref.
- OpenWHO — WHO learning resource (no certificate) — WHO learning resource — no certificate — Openly accessible WHO materials on infectious diseases, emergencies, infection prevention and outbreak preparedness. OpenWHO does not issue certificates; LES recognises only its tutoring component.
- KoboToolbox — Digital data-collection tool (not a credential) — Free field data-collection platform widely used by NGOs. LES labs walk you through building and deploying a survey.
- R for Data Science (free online book) — Free reference (no credit) — Used in LES analytics labs for health data: import, tidy, visualise.
- Saylor Academy — Project Management — Free certificate; selected ACE-recommended exams ($5 proctoring, current) — Free to study. Any credit recommendation is potential credit only, subject to approval by the receiving institution.
- Microsoft Learn — Excel training — Free skills training (no credit) — Spreadsheet fundamentals used in every Track H role: tables, formulas, filters, charts.
Third-party prices, credit recommendations and course availability are current at the time of writing and must be verified directly with each provider. LES is not affiliated with these institutions.
Study plan
Weeks 1–5 — Global health foundations
- Johns Hopkins courses 1–2
- LES seminar: malaria, HIV, TB and cholera programmes in Central Africa
- Knowledge check 1
Weeks 6–10 — African health systems and emergencies
- Amref health-system materials where available
- OpenWHO emergency and outbreak modules (no certificate)
- Case study: an outbreak response timeline
Weeks 11–15 — Data and analytics
- KoboToolbox survey lab
- Excel dashboard lab
- R lab: clean and chart a health dataset
Weeks 16–20 — Project management and capstone
- Saylor project management modules
- Johns Hopkins courses 3–6 (as time allows)
- Capstone: NGO proposal with M&E framework
What LES adds
- African case studies and project simulations
- Malaria / HIV / cholera scenarios
- NGO proposal exercises and M&E coaching
- Kobo, Excel and R labs
- Interview preparation
Capstone
A funding-style NGO proposal for a district health intervention: situation analysis with data, logical framework, work plan, budget, monitoring & evaluation indicators and a dashboard prototype.