PHA-Exchange> Health Sector Reform and Financing: Advanced Short Course

[sanjoynayak at aol.com]

Advanced Short Course on
Health Sector Reform and  Financing
Amsterdam, 20 August – 31August 2007
_http://www.kit.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=&id=2663_ 
(http://www.kit.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=&id=2663) 
 
Dear colleagues and friends,

Please find attached the  announcement for this year’s 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,

_s.nayak at kit.nl_ (http://uk.f252.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=s.nayak@kit.nl) 
 
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: 2650 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 at kit.nl_ 
(http://uk.f252.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?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 at kit.nl_ 
(http://uk.f252.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=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
_www.kit.nl/development/html/education.asp_ 
(http://www.kit.nl/development/html/education.asp) 




   
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