Short-course that covers key economic concepts as applied to global health policies, interventions and evaluations
- Fechas
- 7-16 January 2019
- Precio
- 480 € + University taxes
- Dedicación
- Full Time
- Horario
- 9:00 – 13:30h
- Modalidad
- Face-to-face
- Idioma
- English
- Duración
- 7 days
- Créditos
- 3 ECTS
This 28-hour course covers key economic concepts as applied to global health policies, interventions and evaluations, including discussion on the health market dynamics, its failures and potential solutions.
Course accredited by the University of Barcelona.
Coordinator
Elisa Sicuri, Assistant Research Professor, ISGlobal
Joan Tallada, Academic Coordinator, ISGlobal
Program
- Key concepts of health economics
- Markets of health and healthcare: description, failures, solutions
- Economic evaluation of interventions in global health: rationale, methods and tools
- Identification, assessment and critical synthesis of economic evaluations of global health interventions
- Relevance and limitations of economic evaluations for evidence-based policies
Assessment
- In-class participation
- Practical exercises
- A final examination
Requirements
Candidates should have demonstrated interest in global health and/or economics or policy studies.
Application
People interested in taking this course must complete the application form.
