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	Subject: Short Course on Financing Health Care

	

	



	University of Heidelberg

	Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health

	Short Course Programme in International Health

	

	Financing Health Care – Principles of Insurance

	May 14 - 25, 2007

	

	Content Overview

	The course includes the following topics:

	1.   Options for the financing of health service

	2.   Evaluation tools for financing of health services

	3.   Social health insurance: Case studies from Germany, Thailand

	4.   Technical aspects of social insurance in other European countries

	5.   Field trip: visits of different players in the German health insurance     system

	6.   Traditional risk sharing schemes in West Africa: classification, tasks     and functions

	7.   Community based insurance (CBI): rationale, concepts and implementation

	8.   CBI case: CBI study in Burkina Faso

	9.   From CBI to universal coverage: re-insurance

	

	Objectives

	The overall objective of this module is to learn experiences and lessons learnt from different countries in the area of financing health care, which

	can then be applied to different contexts. In addition, discussion of cases will enable the students to develop an analytic approach to problem solving and apply theoretical knowledge to a real life context. Specifically, upon the completion of this course, participants will:

	1. Describe the basic tools used in development and assessment of financing mechanisms and critically analyze the advantages and weaknesses of these tools

	2. Critically analyze the roles of the public and private sector in health financing in different contexts

	3. Compare and analyze the basic features of health financing mechanisms in developing countries and in developed countries

	4. Design a scheme of health financing based on current theories and case study examples

	

	Duration / Accreditation

	The course covers ten working days (90 Hours).

	3 ECTS  (tropEd).

	

	Target Group / Prerequisites

	Public health professionals, project planners & managers, paramedical staff, social scientists, tropEd students, etc.

	The course is held in English. Fluency in English (Reading, Speaking, Writing) required for the course.

	

	Assessment Procedures

	Course participants are expected to attend teaching sessions and participate regularly in discussions and group work.

	Final assessment by written exam at the end of the course.

	

	Methods

	The course uses case studies and experience from middle and low-income countries with contributions from participants of the course to demonstrate the universal applicability of the concepts and principles.

	Moreover it demonstrates the need and benefit of scientific and experiential exchange among different countries.  The course is composed of individual

	teaching units, individual or group practical exercises. Each session has specific objectives and short key readings which are included in the course reader. Further readings are suggested, however, they are not mandatory for the course.

	

	Registration

	Your mandatory registration should be received at least 8 weeks prior to the course. Please register as soon as possible, as the number of participants is limited. You can take the courses together or separately.

	

	Course fee

	€ 1.500; tropEd students € 1.000

	A non-refundable registration fee of € 200 is included in the course fee.

	The course fee covers coursework, printed materials, coffee breaks and a pass for the Heidelberg public transportation system, but it does not include accommodation, insurance or other personal living costs during the stay.

	

	Course Coordinator

	Prof. Rainer Sauerborn

	Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health

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	tropEd Coordinator

	Sylvia Sax. MPH, BSN, RN

	Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health

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	Contact

	Natascha Petersen, MA

	Programme Manager

	Short Courses in International Health

	Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, University of Heidelberg

	Im Neuenheimer Feld (INF) 324, Germany

	D-69120 Heidelberg

	Fon: +49– (0)6221 / 56–5048  Fax: / 56–4918

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	www.ukl-hd.de/athoeg