Global Health Financing Training Course

Global Health Financing Training Course

Introduction

Global health financing is a critical pillar in achieving universal health coverage (UHC), strengthening health systems, and ensuring equitable access to essential health services worldwide. Global Health Financing Training Course is designed to equip participants with advanced knowledge of health economics, sustainable health financing models, donor funding mechanisms, and innovative resource mobilization strategies. It responds to the growing global demand for skilled professionals who can navigate complex financing landscapes shaped by SDG 3, universal health coverage reforms, and global donor transitions.

In an era of rising healthcare costs, climate-related health burdens, pandemics, and shrinking donor aid, countries must adopt resilient, efficient, and data-driven health financing systems. This course provides practical insights into strategic health purchasing, results-based financing, insurance schemes, public financial management (PFM), and equity-focused budgeting. Participants will gain the ability to design, evaluate, and optimize financing systems that improve health outcomes while ensuring financial protection for vulnerable populations.

Course Duration

5 days

Course Objectives

1. Understand global health financing systems and architecture
2. Analyze health economics and cost-effectiveness analysis
3. Design sustainable health financing strategies for UHC
4. Apply results-based financing (RBF) models
5. Strengthen public financial management (PFM) in health
6. Evaluate health insurance and risk pooling mechanisms
7. Develop donor funding and aid transition strategies
8. Assess health equity and financial protection frameworks
9. Implement strategic health purchasing systems
10. Integrate domestic resource mobilization techniques
11. Apply data-driven health budgeting and forecasting
12. Understand global health security financing mechanisms
13. Build capacity in policy analysis and health financing reform

Target Audience

1. Ministry of Health policymakers and planners 
2. Health economists and financial analysts 
3. NGO and INGOs program managers 
4. Donor agency and development partners staff 
5. Public health professionals and researchers 
6. Hospital administrators and health facility managers 
7. Insurance scheme and social health protection officers 
8. Academic lecturers and postgraduate students in public health 

Course Modules

Module 1: Foundations of Global Health Financing

• Overview of global health financing systems 
• Key actors: WHO, World Bank, Global Fund 
• Health financing flows and architecture 
• Equity and universal health coverage principles 
• Case Study: Rwanda’s UHC financing transformation 

Module 2: Health Economics and Cost Analysis

• Principles of health economics 
• Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis 
• Priority setting in resource-limited settings 
• Economic evaluation tools 
• Case Study: Cost-effectiveness of malaria interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa 

Module 3: Public Financial Management in Health

• Budget formulation and execution 
• Fiscal space for health 
• Accountability and transparency systems 
• Health sector budgeting reforms 
• Case Study: Kenya’s health sector budgeting reforms 

Module 4: Health Insurance and Risk Pooling

• Social health insurance models 
• Community-based health insurance systems 
• Private vs public insurance schemes 
• Risk pooling and equity mechanisms 
• Case Study: Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme 

Module 5: Results-Based Financing (RBF)

• Performance-based financing models 
• Pay-for-performance mechanisms 
• Monitoring and verification systems 
• Incentive structures in health systems 
• Case Study: Tanzania results-based financing program 

Module 6: Donor Funding and Aid Transition

• Global donor funding landscape 
• Transitioning from donor dependency 
• Blended financing models 
• Sustainability strategies 
• Case Study: HIV/AIDS funding transition in Uganda 

Module 7: Strategic Health Purchasing & Resource Allocation

• Purchasing models in healthcare 
• Provider payment mechanisms 
• Efficiency and value-for-money approaches 
• Contracting health services 
• Case Study: Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme 

Module 8: Innovation, Data & Digital Health Financing

• Digital health financing systems 
• Data analytics for decision-making 
• Innovative financing mechanisms (sin taxes, bonds) 
• Climate-resilient health financing 
• Case Study: Pandemic emergency financing facility (PEF) 

Training Methodology

This course employs a participatory and hands-on approach to ensure practical learning, including:

• Interactive lectures and presentations.
• Group discussions and brainstorming sessions.
• Hands-on exercises using real-world datasets.
• Role-playing and scenario-based simulations.
• Analysis of case studies to bridge theory and practice.
• Peer-to-peer learning and networking.
• Expert-led Q&A sessions.
• Continuous feedback and personalized guidance.

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.