Advanced Short Course on Health Sector Reform and Financing
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20 to 31 August 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dear colleagues and friends,
Please find attached the announcement for this years Advanced Course on Health Sector Reform and Financing offered by the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam in August 2007. The course has successfully been organised for the past four years attracting senior and mid-career participants from the national governments, donors, NGOs, universities and consultants from the private sector.
The course intends to give the most pertinent topics within health sector reform and health care financing. Its contents are updated every year to reflect the most recent developments.
I would like to request you to forward this information to people in and outside your organisation, who might be interested in participating in the Course.
Thank you very much for your cooperation,
Kind regards,
Aim and objectives of the course
The aim of the short course is to assist participants in understanding the context and scope of the current reforms and financing options going on in the health sector of developing countries.
Programme highlights
Introduction to Health Sector Reform and Financing
Introduction to Development Finance
Overview of Health Economic Concepts and Markets
Poverty, MDGs and Health
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Public Expenditure Review
Global Health Initiatives to Impact on Poverty Related Diseases
Macroeconomics and Health
Priority Setting and Resource Allocation
Decentralisation
Sector-wide approaches and Budget Support
Health Financing Options, user fees, insurance
Expanding Health Care Financing for Low-Income Populations
Planning, Producing and Managing Human Resources for Health
Provider Payment Mechanisms
Privatization, Regulation and Contracting
Public Private Partnerships
Panel Debate on International Cooperation for Health
Teaching Methods
The approach for most sessions will consist of introductory lectures, exercises, case studies and interactive group discussions building on participants experiences with the respective topics and issues. A reader will be provided with essential readings that are expected to be read before each class session.
Accreditation and assessment
This course is accredited by TropEd, a network of European institutions for higher education in international health, in the context of the Master´s in International Health. TropEd students will take an exam at the end of the course.
Participants/target groups
Participants of the course will be senior managers who are actively involved in planning, management and evaluation of health sector reforms in developing countries. These senior managers can be either working in Ministries of Health, or they may be staff of embassies, international organizations, or NGOs developing partnerships with Ministries of Health within the scope of health reforms.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
A postgraduate degree in public health or international health at the diploma or MSc level or an equivalent degree
At least 3 years of professional experience, preferably working or going to work at the national level in a developing country
English competency (TOEFL paper-based test: 550, computer-based test: 213 or IELTS academic version: 6.0)
Costs
Course fee: 2730 euro
Participants are expected to arrange their own funding for course fees, travel, hotel costs, daily living expenses, (mandatory) insurance and visa. The hotel where KIT preferentially accommodates students is situated just across from the KIT Training Centre (95 per night).
Please note that KIT does not offer financial support or scholarships. The course starts Monday morning at 9:00 AM and finishes Friday afternoon. Participants are expected to arrive in Amsterdam one or a few days before.
Application
An application form is attached and may be forwarded electronically to healthtraining@kit.nl or by hard copy to the address below. Applications for the 2007 course should be sent by June 15, 2007. After you apply, we will study your CV. If you are considered eligible for the course, we will send you a conditional admission letter, which you can use to obtain sponsoring for the course, e.g. through the UN, World Bank, EU or bilateral donors. The maximum number of participants is 24. If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places on the course, the principle of "first pay, first serve" will apply.
Contact
Course secretariat: healthtraining@kit.nl
Address: KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Development, Policy & Practice
Area Education
PO Box 95001, NL
1090 HA Amsterdam
Tel.: +31-20-568 8237
Fax: +31-20 568 8677
http://www.kit.nl/development/html/education.asp
mailto:healthtraining@kit.nl