Health financing is a core function of all health systems and plays a pivotal role in advancing universal health coverage (UHC) by improving effective service coverage and financial protection. At least half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, while around 100 million individuals are driven into extreme poverty annually due to out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. This scenario demands urgent action.
This training course is designed to enhance the skills and expertise of health policy and financing professionals and researchers in critical areas related to UHC, enabling them to more effectively support their countries’ UHC initiatives. The objectives are to:
- Build and strengthen capacities for the design, implementation, and monitoring & evaluation of country-specific UHC programs.
- Promote the dissemination of research findings on health financing issues in Africa and foster information sharing and professional networking.
- Provide a platform for engaging policymakers and facilitating exchanges and debates among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and civil society at national, sub-national, and regional levels.
Cost
The cost is applicable for a group of six participants.
Course Modules
Module 1: Overview
- The goals of universal health coverage
- Health financing policy and universal health coverage
- How health financing can influence UHC
- Beyond health financing: the wider health system and economy
- What UHC brings to health financing policy
Module 2: Revenue Raising
- Revenue raising and policy objectives
- What is fiscal space for health?
- Efforts to increase public spending on health
- Increasing stability and predictability
- Summary of key messages
- Knowledge check
Module 3: Pooling Revenues
- Pooling and policy objectives
- Desirable characteristics of pooling arrangements
- Policy responses to fragmentation
- Summary of key messages
- Knowledge check
Module 4: Purchasing
- Strategic purchasing of health services
- Challenges facing purchasers
- Institutional arrangements and purchasing instruments
- Paying for primary health care services
- Paying for hospital services
- Summary of key messages
- Knowledge check
Module 5: Benefit Package Design
- Benefits, rationing, and policy objectives
- Benefit package and coverage choices
- Using the benefit package to promote UHC
- Aligning benefit packages
- Summary of key messages
- Knowledge check
Module 6: Summary
- Health financing policy overview
- Revenue raising
- Pooling
- Purchasing health services
- Benefit package design
Module 7: Summary
- Benchmark on the Kenyan health system
- Visits to a public hospital and a private hospital implementing UHC in Kenya
Note: A group of more than six participants is required for this course.
General Notes
- All our courses can be tailored to participants’ needs.
- Participants must be fluent in English.
- Training includes guided presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators have over 10 years of experience.
- Participants will receive a Stepsure Training and Research Institute certificate upon successful course completion.
- Training will be held at Stepsure Training and Research Institute centers. In-house and online training is also available upon request.
- Course duration is flexible, and contents can be customized for any number of days.
- Course fees include facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, buffet lunch, and a certificate. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
- Accommodation, airport pickup, freight booking, and visa processing can be arranged at discounted prices upon request.
- Tablets and laptops are available as an add-on cost to the training fee.
- One-year free consultation and coaching are provided after the course.
- Groups of more than two participants are eligible for discounts (10% to 50%).
- Payment should be made before the start of the training or as agreed upon to the Stepsure Training and Research Institute account to facilitate preparations.
- For inquiries, contact us at info@stepsureresearchinstitute.org or call +254 723 482 495.
Website: www.stepsureresearchinstitute.org
