Global Health Economics (GW4582M)

[[Topic 2 Lectures]] STATA EXERCISES (with graphs and Excel tables) • interpret measures of inequities in health & health care use • interpret measures of inequities in financial protection • explain the main drivers of inequities in health and health care using decomposition methods • provide evidence on the impact of health financing interventions using the measures of inequities in health & health care and financial protection, and decomposition techniques

Literature Summaries per meeting. All the articles of compulsory ("for examination") literature have been summarised. .

Global health economics notes per lecture (1-9). [[Topic 1 Lectures]] • understand the complexities of extending coverage of health care in LMICs • understand the limitations of tax financed health care in LMICs • understand difficulties in extending health coverage through voluntary health insurance • discuss innovative financing schemes of health care • outline the relations between provider payment mechanisms and universal health coverage • identify the scope for demand si...