Seventh advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries
Seventh advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries
PLEASE NOTE THAT GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO COVID-19, WHO IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING WHETHER & IF SO, HOW & WHEN THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD.
Course announcement
The Seventh WHO Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries, was planned to be held from 21-25 September 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. This week-long advanced training program is organized by WHO’s Health Financing Policy team based in Geneva with selected contributions from global experts.
Who is the course for?
The course is designed for policy makers, advisors and analysts in the health and social sectors, senior managers of service provider organizations and health insurance funds, and other relevant actors in government (e.g. Ministries of Finance, Parliamentarians), the private sector and civil society. This is an advanced course and participants are expected to have extensive and relevant work experience and knowledge of health financing policy, and previous training in health systems and policy (e.g. participation in a Flagship Course).
This course is delivered exclusively in English.
Course content
The course is structured in line with WHO’s approach to thinking and analyzing health financing policy and its role in improving health system performance, in particular making progress towards universal health coverage. During the course, participants will be able to apply WHO approach to analyze and reflect on their own health systems performance, assess the problems it faces, and discuss ideas with professionals from a wide range of countries. The course which is organized around the following core health financing functions or topics:
Raising revenues – strategic issues for policy makers
Pooling health revenues – minimizing fragmentation to maximize performance
Purchasing – more health for the money through payment reforms
Benefit design – considering equity, efficiency, financial protection and transparency
Health financing and public finance management – addressing bottlenecks
Coordinating reform – aligning multiple policy instruments with system goals
Faculty
The faculty comprises both core trainers and guest keynote speakers, reflecting a diverse experience in health financing policy:
Core training team
Joseph Kutzin, Head of Health Financing Policy Team, WHO Geneva
Matthew Jowett, Senior Health Financing Specialist, WHO Geneva
Helene Barroy, Senior Health Financing Specialist, WHO Geneva
Cheryl Cashin, Managing Director, Results for Development Institute
Keynote speakers
Previous keynote speakers include: Eduardo Gonzalez Pier (Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development, former Deputy Minister of Health, Mexico), Viroj Tangcharoensathien (Senior Advisor, Ministry of Health, Thailand), Professor Diane McIntyre (School of Public Health and Family Medicine at the University of Cape Town), Professor Sarah Bennett (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health), and Dr. Agnès Soucat (Director for Health Systems Governance and Financing at WHO Geneva).
This year’s Keynote Speakers will be announced closer to the course.
Applications and deadlines
Please check this webpage for updates as we review the situation and its implication for holding the course on the planned dates.
Costs and registration fee
There is no tuition or registration fee to attend the course.
WHO covers all costs related to the organization of the training course, including provision of course materials, drink and snacks breaks (morning and afternoon), and a midday meal on each of the five days of the course, plus one evening dinner reception.
Participants are responsible for organizing all other costs i.e. travel, accommodation, and other subsistence costs while attending the course. WHO will make recommendations with respect to accommodation.
Visa
Applicants are responsible for obtaining a visa, if required, to enter Switzerland. A formal invitation and visa support letter will be provided by WHO. Please note that obtaining a visa may require several weeks. Applicants are advised to confirm as early as possible the application process and likely timeframe with their nearest visa issuing authority.
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