Social health protection: Sustainable financing and leadership

Who attends this course?

The course is designed for executives, managers, planners, finance officers and other professionals responsible for health care and health insurance schemes, both public and private. Representatives of employers' and workers' organizations are particularly welcome. The course primarily addresses the needs of practitioners and policy-makers. However, individuals working in research roles within health systems will also benefit from participating in this training activity.

What topics does this course cover?

Principles of social health protection: coverage, financial protection, effective access, affordability, quality and equity
Building blocks of a health protection system: benefits, provider payment mechanisms, contracting and accreditation, administration and good governance
Inequities in health systems: root causes, and how to expand social health protection coverage to the informal economy, migrant workers and other vulnerable populations
Financing: creating fiscal space and engaging in the budget cycle through effective Public Finance Management
Country experiences: Successes, challenges and lessons including political economy aspects of reforms

What will I be able to do?

• Analyse performance of national social health protection systems keeping in mind established international benchmarks
• Identify priorities for reform and refinement of social health protection systems, including pathways for financing
• Lead policy development processes at a country level, and craft strategies for multistakeholder engagement

Why should I join?

• Theory and practice enriched by recent developments and diverse country cases
• An integrated learning journey before, during and after the course on the ITCILO eCampus
• Engage and create a network with practitioners from across the globe facing similar challenges in their health systems