The Institute for International Health and Development is an Institute of Queen Margaret University focused on post-graduate education, research and technical assistance to development agencies and governments. Its focus is on the social determinants of health in globally and locally marginalised populations. It was established in 1983 as the Centre for International Health Studies and gained Institute status within the University in 2004. Its Director is Professor Barbara McPake. ______________________________________________________________________________________

IIHD Seminars

IIHD is proud to kickstart 2012 with a varied and informative series of Seminars. Read more....

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A training manual on Qualitative Research Methodology for non-social scientists working in applied health settings.

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You have reached the home page of the Institute for International Health and Development (IIHD). Welcome to IIHD - Working for a fairer and healthier world! We are a research and postgraduate teaching institution within Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Develop your professional skills, increase your knowledge, contribute to the global evidence base and share experiences from around the world!

IIHD has lots of teaching programmes and flexible short courses for practitioners and managers from all parts of the international health sector who want to progress professionally. We offer post graduate level courses in human resource management, in social development and health systems management. See our different courses – postgraduate study, short course/CPD/electives.

IIHD offers research opportunities for academic researchers or practitioners to work on issues of real importance in social justice linked to health, in the challenges of post-conflict environments and in the exploration of helping health systems respond to the challenges of the new century, globalisation and health sector reform. Opportunities for bursaries and scholarships can be found at FAQ.

For more information please download our brochure (PDF Format)

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