PFM for the Health Sector Training Course
PFM for the Health Sector Training Course is designed to equip professionals with the essential skills to strengthen budget planning, health financing strategies, and performance-based resource allocation for sustainable healthcare systems.
Course Overview
PFM for the Health Sector Training Course
Introduction
Effective Public Financial Management (PFM) in the health sector is vital for improving health service delivery, ensuring resource efficiency, and promoting financial accountability. PFM for the Health Sector Training Course is designed to equip professionals with the essential skills to strengthen budget planning, health financing strategies, and performance-based resource allocation for sustainable healthcare systems. By aligning with global best practices and health sector governance frameworks, the course enhances participants’ ability to deliver impactful reforms in healthcare financing.
In an era of growing health demands and limited resources, effective PFM in health systems ensures the optimal use of public funds to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This program emphasizes financial transparency, results-based budgeting, strategic purchasing, and value-for-money principles, while addressing healthcare financing challenges in developing and developed economies. The training integrates real-world case studies, innovative tools, and interactive exercises for practical learning and sustainable implementation.
Course Objectives
- Strengthen budget formulation and execution processes in the health sector.
- Apply results-based financing to improve accountability in healthcare systems.
- Enhance resource mobilization strategies for sustainable health financing.
- Improve financial reporting systems for transparency and efficiency.
- Apply health sector planning linked to national development priorities.
- Strengthen public procurement management for essential health commodities.
- Implement internal controls and audit mechanisms in health institutions.
- Apply PFM tools to improve equity and efficiency in healthcare delivery.
- Utilize digital innovations in financial tracking for the health sector.
- Align health sector financing reforms with UHC goals.
- Enhance intergovernmental fiscal transfers for decentralized health systems.
- Monitor and evaluate PFM performance indicators in the health sector.
- Apply evidence-based policy-making in health sector financial reforms.
Target Audiences
- Health Sector Policymakers
- Public Finance Managers
- Ministry of Health Officials
- Hospital Administrators
- Budget and Planning Officers
- Donor Agency Representatives
- Health Economists
- Internal Auditors in Healthcare
Course Duration: 5 days
Course Modules
Module 1: Foundations of PFM in the Health Sector
- Principles of PFM in health systems
- Fiscal space for health financing
- Global frameworks for PFM and health governance
- Role of PFM in achieving UHC
- Key challenges in health sector financial management
- Case Study: PFM reforms in Ghana’s health sector
Module 2: Budgeting and Resource Allocation
- Budget formulation and execution processes
- Linking budgets to health sector plans
- Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) in health
- Performance-based resource allocation
- Prioritizing health expenditures
- Case Study: Rwanda’s performance-based budgeting in health
Module 3: Health Financing and Resource Mobilization
- Sources of health sector financing
- Domestic resource mobilization strategies
- Donor funding and sustainability issues
- Pooling and risk-sharing mechanisms
- Innovative financing instruments for healthcare
- Case Study: Kenya’s health financing reforms under UHC
Module 4: Financial Reporting and Accountability
- Standards in health sector financial reporting
- Improving transparency through reporting tools
- Linking financial data to service delivery outcomes
- Role of internal and external audits
- Strengthening accountability frameworks
- Case Study: Health financial reporting in South Africa
Module 5: Public Procurement in the Health Sector
- Principles of procurement in healthcare
- Ensuring value-for-money in medical procurement
- Managing supply chains for essential medicines
- Risk management in procurement processes
- Enhancing efficiency and accountability in procurement
- Case Study: Tanzania’s e-procurement system in healthcare
Module 6: Internal Controls and Risk Management
- Internal control frameworks for health sector PFM
- Identifying and mitigating financial risks
- Fraud prevention strategies in healthcare finance
- Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
- Strengthening audit and compliance structures
- Case Study: Uganda’s audit framework in the health sector
Module 7: Digital Innovations in Health Sector PFM
- Role of ICT in health financing systems
- ePFM platforms for transparency and tracking
- Mobile money in healthcare payments
- Blockchain applications in health sector finance
- Data analytics for financial decision-making
- Case Study: Nigeria’s digital health payment systems
Module 8: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Policy Reform
- PFM performance indicators in health systems
- Linking M&E to policy reforms
- Using data for evidence-based policymaking
- Institutionalizing M&E frameworks
- Policy reforms for sustainable financing
- Case Study: Ethiopia’s health sector financing reforms
Training Methodology
- Interactive lectures with real-life case applications.
- Group discussions to encourage peer-to-peer learning.
- Case study analysis of successful PFM reforms.
- Hands-on exercises using financial management tools.
- Role-plays and simulations for practical application.
- Expert presentations from global health finance specialists.
Register as a group from 3 participants for a Discount
Send us an email: info@datastatresearch.org or call +254724527104
Certification
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a globally- recognized certificate.
Tailor-Made Course
We also offer tailor-made courses based on your needs.
Key Notes
a. The participant must be conversant with English.
b. Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate
c. Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
d. The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.
e. One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
f. Payment should be done at least a week before commence of the training, to DATASTAT CONSULTANCY LTD account, as indicated in the invoice so as to enable us prepare better for you.