Universal healthcare needs sustainable funding solutions.
Learn to make informed decisions on health financing and priority setting for universal health coverage.
Learn to make informed decisions on health financing and priority setting for universal health coverage.
This comprehensive course explores the critical aspects of health financing and priority setting in the context of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). You'll learn about the challenges of balancing limited resources with increasing health needs, and how to make informed decisions on what health services to finance. The course covers explicit priority setting tools, analytical methods for evaluating health technologies, and strategies for achieving more affordable medicine prices. Through case studies and expert insights, you'll gain practical knowledge on implementing effective health financing policies and improving healthcare system efficiency.
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What you'll learn
Understand the challenges in achieving Universal Health Coverage
Explain the concept and importance of explicit priority setting in healthcare
Describe the process of developing and implementing Health Benefits Packages
Analyze health technologies using various analytical methods
Evaluate the ethical and governance aspects of priority setting in healthcare
Understand the factors influencing medicine prices and strategies for affordability
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This course includes:
8.63 Hours PreRecorded video
33 assignments
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There are 9 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of health financing and priority setting in the context of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Students will examine the challenges of balancing limited healthcare resources with increasing population needs. The curriculum covers key topics such as explicit priority setting tools, Health Benefits Packages (HBPs), analytical methods for evaluating health technologies, and strategies for achieving more affordable medicine prices. Through a mix of video lectures, case studies, and interactive assignments, participants will learn how to make informed decisions on what health services to finance and at what price. The course emphasizes practical applications, featuring examples from various countries and health systems. Students will also explore ethical considerations, good governance principles, and the impact of political economy on health financing decisions. The final module applies these concepts to real-world scenarios, including pandemic response.
Start Here
Module 1 · 53 Minutes to complete
Module 1: The gap between available resources and the population's needs
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Module 2: Explicit priority setting: An inescapable need
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 3: What is a Health Benefits Package (HBP) and how is it developed?
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 4: Analytical Methods for Defining and Managing Explicit Priority-Setting Mechanisms
Module 5 · 6 Hours to complete
Module 5: Critical factors in the design and implementation of explicit priority-setting policies
Module 6 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 6: Searching for more affordable medicine prices
Module 7 · 6 Hours to complete
Module 7: Applying lessons learned in real life
Module 8 · 51 Minutes to complete
Final Steps
Module 9 · 13 Minutes to complete
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Instructors
Social Sector Manager at the Inter-American Development Bank
Ferdinando Regalia is the Social Sector Manager at the Inter-American Development Bank, having previously served as Chief of the Social Protection and Health Division (SPH). In this role, he oversaw the development of key lending operations and technical assistance projects in social protection, along with comprehensive analytical studies on poverty, social protection, and health. He has led innovative public-private collaboration initiatives, including the Salud Mesoamérica initiative, the Regional Initiative for the Elimination of Malaria in Latin America, and the Early Childhood Development Innovation Fund. With over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing development programs and policies, Ferdinando has also been a Senior Advisor to the Vice Presidency for Sectors and Knowledge at the IDB, Chief of Economics and Social Policy at UNICEF South Africa, and a social protection specialist and economist at the World Bank's Network on Economics and Poverty Reduction. There, he conducted research on poverty issues and coordinated technical cooperation through the MECOVI program for improving surveys and measuring living conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has published in indexed journals such as Population Studies, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Economics of Education Review, and Journal of Labor Economics, and has authored book chapters on social protection and results-based financing mechanisms. An Italian national, Ferdinando holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Economics from Pompeu Fabra University.
Especialista de salud de la División de Protección Social y Salud y coordinadora de la Red CRITERIA del BID
Marcella Distrutti has been a health specialist in the Social Protection and Health Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since 2015, after joining the IDB as a Young Professional in 2013. Prior to joining the IDB, Marcella worked at the Ministry of Health in Brazil, supporting the design and implementation of sexual and reproductive health policies. She also worked as a consultant for organizations such as the World Bank. In 2018, along with other health specialists, she co-authored the book “La priorización en Salud paso a paso: Cómo articulan sus procesos México, Brasil y Colombia.” Marcella holds a master's degree in Health Financing, Planning, and Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), as well as a master's in International Development and Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.
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