Gender and Public Health Programmes Training Course

Course Introduction

Gender is a critical determinant of health outcomes, influencing access to healthcare services, exposure to health risks, health-seeking behaviors, treatment outcomes, and overall well-being. Women, men, girls, boys, older persons, persons with disabilities, and marginalized populations experience different health challenges shaped by biological, social, cultural, and economic factors. This Gender and Public Health Programmes Training Course equips participants with practical knowledge, internationally recognized frameworks, and implementation strategies to integrate gender-responsive approaches into public health policies, programmes, and healthcare systems, ensuring equitable access to quality health services and improved population health outcomes.

Public health programmes that fail to consider gender differences often overlook critical barriers affecting healthcare access, disease prevention, health promotion, and service utilization. Gender inequalities contribute to disparities in maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, infectious disease management, mental health, non-communicable diseases, and emergency response. This course enables participants to analyze gender-related health challenges, identify vulnerable populations, and develop evidence-based interventions that strengthen health equity, social inclusion, and community resilience while improving the effectiveness of health programmes.

The course combines internationally recognized public health and gender frameworks with practical learning through case studies, health systems analysis, gender assessments, programme planning exercises, epidemiological reviews, stakeholder engagement workshops, policy analysis, and implementation simulations. Participants will strengthen competencies in gender analysis, health programme design, health systems strengthening, monitoring and evaluation, health data analysis, community engagement, health promotion, policy development, and results-based management. Practical exercises ensure participants can confidently apply gender-responsive approaches across diverse public health settings.

Rapid advances in digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, climate change, emerging infectious diseases, pandemics, demographic transitions, antimicrobial resistance, precision medicine, and evolving healthcare delivery models continue to transform public health systems worldwide. This course explores emerging issues including digital health equity, AI-assisted diagnostics, gender-responsive pandemic preparedness, climate-related health risks, mental health, disability-inclusive healthcare, One Health approaches, health misinformation, and innovative technologies that strengthen health system resilience while promoting equitable and inclusive healthcare delivery.

Participants will strengthen their capacity to integrate gender equality into health policy development, disease prevention, health promotion, healthcare service delivery, emergency preparedness, nutrition programmes, reproductive health initiatives, monitoring systems, institutional governance, and community health interventions. The training emphasizes rights-based healthcare, stakeholder participation, evidence-based planning, safeguarding, accountability, ethical practice, and continuous organizational learning while equipping participants with practical tools that improve health programme quality, institutional performance, and sustainable health outcomes.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will possess the technical expertise, analytical capabilities, and leadership competencies required to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate gender-responsive public health programmes. They will be equipped to strengthen health systems, improve healthcare accessibility, reduce gender-based health disparities, promote inclusive service delivery, enhance institutional accountability, and contribute to healthier, more resilient communities through equitable, evidence-driven public health interventions.

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend

• Public health professionals

• Health programme managers and coordinators

• Ministry of Health officials

• Gender and social inclusion specialists

• Medical officers and clinicians

• Nurses and healthcare administrators

• NGO and civil society organization professionals

• Monitoring and evaluation specialists

• Epidemiologists and health researchers

• Community health workers and supervisors

• Humanitarian health practitioners

• Donor agency staff

• Nutrition and reproductive health specialists

• Health policy and planning officers

• Development consultants in public health

Course Objectives

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of gender-responsive public health principles, international health frameworks, and evidence-based approaches that strengthen equitable healthcare systems and population health outcomes.

• Strengthen participants' ability to conduct gender analyses within health programmes, identify health inequalities, and develop interventions that improve equitable healthcare access and service utilization.

• Equip participants with practical skills for integrating gender equality into health policy development, programme planning, disease prevention, health promotion, and healthcare delivery systems.

• Enhance competencies in designing gender-responsive interventions addressing maternal health, reproductive health, nutrition, mental health, communicable diseases, and non-communicable diseases effectively.

• Build participants' capacity to strengthen community engagement, health education, stakeholder collaboration, and behavior change communication that support inclusive public health outcomes.

• Improve understanding of health systems strengthening, universal health coverage, disability inclusion, safeguarding, ethics, and rights-based healthcare programming through gender-responsive approaches.

• Enable participants to establish monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems using gender-sensitive health indicators that measure programme effectiveness, quality of care, and health equity outcomes.

• Strengthen leadership, advocacy, partnership-building, and policy development skills required to influence public health reforms and institutional accountability for gender equality.

• Develop practical approaches for integrating gender into pandemic preparedness, climate-related health programmes, humanitarian health response, digital health systems, and community resilience initiatives.

• Explore emerging issues including artificial intelligence, telemedicine, precision public health, digital health equity, antimicrobial resistance, One Health approaches, and future healthcare innovations.

Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Gender and Public Health

• Understanding gender concepts and their influence on public health programme outcomes.

• International health frameworks, SDGs, and gender-responsive healthcare principles.

• Human rights, equity, and social determinants affecting population health outcomes.

• Institutional responsibilities for promoting gender equality within health systems.

Module 2: Gender Analysis in Public Health

• Conducting gender analyses to identify healthcare inequalities and service delivery gaps.

• Assessing barriers affecting healthcare access among vulnerable and marginalized populations.

• Collecting and interpreting sex-disaggregated health data for programme planning purposes.

• Applying intersectional analysis to improve equitable health intervention strategies.

Module 3: Gender-Responsive Health Programme Design

• Integrating gender equality into health policy development and programme planning processes.

• Designing inclusive public health interventions using evidence-based planning methodologies.

• Developing logical frameworks, theories of change, and implementation strategies effectively.

• Aligning health programmes with national priorities and international health commitments.

Module 4: Maternal, Reproductive, and Community Health

• Strengthening maternal and newborn health services using gender-responsive healthcare approaches.

• Promoting sexual and reproductive health rights through inclusive health programming initiatives.

• Supporting adolescent health and comprehensive reproductive health education programmes.

• Enhancing community-based healthcare systems through equitable health service delivery.

Module 5: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• Designing inclusive health promotion campaigns targeting diverse population groups effectively.

• Integrating gender into communicable and non-communicable disease prevention strategies.

• Addressing nutrition, lifestyle, and behavioral health determinants through community engagement.

• Strengthening preventive healthcare systems using evidence-based and gender-responsive interventions.

Module 6: Health Systems Strengthening and Governance

• Improving healthcare governance through inclusive leadership and institutional accountability practices.

• Integrating gender into healthcare financing, workforce planning, and service management systems.

• Promoting disability inclusion and accessibility across healthcare facilities and programmes.

• Strengthening universal health coverage using equitable and sustainable healthcare approaches.

Module 7: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Health Data Management

• Developing gender-sensitive indicators for monitoring public health programme performance effectively.

• Measuring health outcomes, equity, accessibility, and service quality using evaluation frameworks.

• Strengthening health information systems through quality data collection and analysis practices.

• Utilizing monitoring findings to improve policy implementation and organizational learning.

Module 8: Public Health Emergencies and Humanitarian Response

• Integrating gender-responsive health interventions into emergency preparedness and response systems.

• Addressing pandemic preparedness, infectious disease outbreaks, and humanitarian health challenges.

• Strengthening mental health and psychosocial support during emergencies and recovery efforts.

• Coordinating multisectoral responses that improve resilience and health system continuity.

Module 9: Emerging Issues and Digital Health Innovation

• Artificial intelligence applications supporting diagnosis, surveillance, and healthcare planning systems.

• Telemedicine, digital health platforms, and equitable access to healthcare technologies.

• Climate change, One Health approaches, antimicrobial resistance, and public health innovation.

• Future trends in precision public health, digital inclusion, and health system transformation.

Module 10: Action Planning and Best Practices

• Developing institutional action plans for gender-responsive public health programme implementation.

• Reviewing international case studies demonstrating successful gender-responsive health initiatives.

• Preparing organizational roadmaps for integrating gender across health systems effectively.

• Creating continuous improvement strategies through innovation, partnerships, and adaptive management.

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment:

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.