Overview

This seminar will provide an overview of the concepts and principles of health systems financing, with a focus on the key issues and challenges in ensuring equitable and sustainable access to health services.

The seminar will begin by exploring the role of the market economy in health systems financing, and how supply, demand, and need shape the financing of health services. We will discuss the different types of social needs, including normative, felt, expressed, and comparative, and their relevance to health systems financing. We will also explore the pyramid of needs and inverse care law, and their implications for health systems financing.

One of the key topics of this seminar is Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which aims to ensure that everyone has access to the health services they need without financial hardship. We will discuss the principles of UHC and how it can be achieved through various health systems financing models.

Equity and equality are crucial components of health systems financing, and we will explore the different ways in which they can be achieved. We will examine social justice theories, including libertarian, utilitarianism, Rawlsianism, and Egalitarian, and their relevance to health systems financing.

Finally, we will discuss the different health systems' funding models, including taxation, social health insurance, private health insurance, and out-of-pocket payments. We will examine the advantages and disadvantages of each model and their implications for access to health services.

By the end of this seminar, participants will have a clear understanding of the key concepts and principles of health systems financing, and the challenges and opportunities in ensuring equitable and sustainable access to health services.

Presentation

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