Overview

The primary goal of the Health Economics and Financing is to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and basic economic arguments that are central to discussions about health policy options and resource allocation choices in developing countries. More specifically, this course aims to share knowledge and policy experience on how health systems can improve equity in the financing and delivery of health care services by exposing the participants to key theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field of health care financing and equity,

Objective

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main functions of health systems, trends in health policy reforms and key challenges  facing health systems of low and middle income countries today
• Apply their knowledge and skills to formulate and evaluate health policies and their implications in terms of efficiency and equity; and;

Who to attend

This course should be compulsory to all health specialists, and health directors in all sector

Outline

• An Overview of Health Economics and Finance
• concepts of health financing and health equity;
• Health Systems: Policies and Challenges
• Demand, Supply and Markets: Application to the Health Sector
• Principles for health care financing and delivery: equity and efficiency
• Measuring efficiency: Economic evaluation in the health sector
• Formulate health financing and health equity
• formulation and evaluation of health policies and plans;
• Formulate policy arguments and strategies for improving the efficiency and equity of health systems.
• Health Systems Financing: Creating Fiscal Space for Health
• Health Systems Financing: Purchasing Health Services

COURSE DETAILS:

Venue and Date

Date: 27th June – 1st July, 12th – 16th September
9th – 13th May, 26th – 30th September  

Course Fee: N450,000

Duration: 1 Week