To equip health and allied health science professionals with comprehensive knowledge and skills in health economics. This will enable them to evaluate health technologies using the principles of health economics and thereby influence healthcare policies and practices.
The course will also cover new topics in health economics that are of significant interest to public health professionals through specially designed live/recorded lectures and related reading materials.
This platform will work as a single-window access to information on health economics related learning materials.
The Indian National Cost database provides a one-stop shop for cost information for healthcare decision-making in india.The database is intended for a diverse set of users including: health economists involved in economic evaluation, health care programme managers establishing budgets, policy makers making resource allocation decisions, Ministry of Health personnel setting prices, health financing experts looking at resource requirements, researchers, consultants, NGOs and donors.
This online course on basic health economics has been envisaged to be pivotal in enhancing the knowledge and skills of health professionals by strengthening their capacity to implement activities and services in the field of public health using principles of health economics.
The principles of demand and supply
Understand the principles of equity
Measuring the impact of public health programs
Economic evaluation concept & typology
This course on economic evaluation for HTA will equip professionals with the skills to navigate complex challenges in resource allocation and maximize health benefits. It focuses on economic evaluation, assessing costs, measuring health benefits, and performing comparative analyses. Key questions addressed include where and how to invest resources, how to cost health services, and how to measure and compare the benefits of healthcare interventions.
Commissioning an Economic Evaluation
Estimating the Cost of a Healthcare Program or Intervention
Undertaking an Economic Evaluation
Critically Examining an Economic Evaluation