Public Finance for Health Systems Strengthening Training Course

Public Finance for Health Systems Strengthening Training Course

Introduction

Public finance plays a pivotal role in achieving universal health coverage, improving service delivery, and strengthening health systems globally. Public Finance for Health Systems Strengthening Training Course is designed to provide participants with cutting-edge knowledge and practical tools to effectively manage health financing, ensure efficient allocation of resources, enhance accountability, and promote fiscal sustainability. By integrating key principles of public financial management, resource mobilization, and health policy reform, the course empowers stakeholders to drive impactful change in health systems.

Through case studies, interactive sessions, and hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to optimize revenue generation, design equitable budgeting frameworks, improve financial transparency, and strengthen expenditure efficiency. The training emphasizes governance, equity, and innovation in financing strategies to create resilient and inclusive health systems that can respond to emerging challenges, including pandemics and evolving population health needs.

Course Objectives

1. Strengthen understanding of public finance and health systems governance.
2. Enhance skills in budget formulation, execution, and monitoring for health.
3. Build capacity in domestic resource mobilization and innovative financing.
4. Promote equity and inclusiveness in health expenditure planning.
5. Improve knowledge of health sector fiscal sustainability strategies.
6. Equip participants with tools for public expenditure tracking and analysis.
7. Strengthen capacity for financial transparency and accountability mechanisms.
8. Support evidence-based policy design for health system financing.
9. Improve intergovernmental fiscal transfers and sub-national health financing.
10. Enhance skills in performance-based budgeting and expenditure reviews.
11. Explore public-private partnerships (PPPs) in health financing.
12. Build resilience through pandemic financing and risk-pooling mechanisms.
13. Foster capacity building and leadership in health financial management.

Target Audiences

1. Health policy makers and advisors
2. Ministry of Finance officials
3. Health system managers and administrators
4. Public financial management professionals
5. Development partners and donor agencies
6. Civil society and advocacy groups
7. Local government officials in health financing
8. Academic researchers and training institutions

Course Duration: 5 days

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Public Finance in Health Systems

• Understanding the role of finance in health system strengthening
• Core principles of public financial management (PFM)
• The link between health outcomes and public expenditure
• Key challenges in health financing reforms
• International best practices in health financing
• Case Study: RwandaΓÇÖs health financing reforms

Module 2: Budget Formulation and Execution for Health

• Health sector budgeting processes and frameworks
• Budget prioritization for equity and efficiency
• Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for health
• Tracking and monitoring budget execution
• Tools for financial reporting in health
• Case Study: KenyaΓÇÖs program-based budgeting in health

Module 3: Revenue Mobilization and Innovative Financing

• Domestic revenue generation for health systems
• Role of taxation and earmarked funds
• Innovative financing models (sin taxes, levies, insurance)
• Mobilizing donor and external resources
• Blended financing for health sustainability
• Case Study: GhanaΓÇÖs National Health Insurance Scheme

Module 4: Public Expenditure Management in Health

• Analyzing health sector expenditures
• Efficiency in resource allocation and use
• Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS)
• Tools for expenditure analysis and reform
• Strengthening expenditure controls and accountability
• Case Study: UgandaΓÇÖs expenditure tracking surveys in health

Module 5: Fiscal Sustainability and Risk Management

• Assessing fiscal space for health
• Long-term financing sustainability strategies
• Risk-pooling and insurance mechanisms
• Addressing fiscal shocks and pandemics
• Role of contingency funds in health systems
• Case Study: COVID-19 pandemic financing in Asia

Module 6: Governance, Transparency, and Accountability

• Strengthening governance frameworks in health financing
• Financial transparency and audit mechanisms
• Combating corruption in health systems
• Citizen engagement and participatory budgeting
• Tools for accountability in health expenditure
• Case Study: Participatory health budgeting in Brazil

Module 7: Intergovernmental Transfers and Sub-National Financing

• Role of fiscal transfers in health financing
• Designing equitable transfer systems
• Strengthening sub-national capacity for financial management
• Performance-based transfers for improved health outcomes
• Coordinating central and local government roles
• Case Study: Decentralized health financing in Nigeria

Module 8: Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Health Financing

• Concept and models of PPPs in health
• Benefits and risks of PPPs in financing health services
• Contracting and regulation frameworks for PPPs
• Leveraging private investment in health infrastructure
• Integrating PPPs into public financing strategies
• Case Study: PPPs in hospital infrastructure in India

Training Methodology

• Interactive lectures with real-world applications
• Group discussions and peer-to-peer learning
• Hands-on exercises using financial management tools
• Case study analysis for practical insights
• Role-playing and scenario-based learning
• Policy dialogues with sector experts

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.