The principal goal of the Flagship Course is to provide intensive, state-of-the-art knowledge and training on options for health sector development, including lessons learned and best practices from country experience. The Flagship course is targeted to mid-career, senior-level decision-makers and managers who are actively involved in planning or directing; government-initiated health sector reforms; compulsory social health insurance programs; private-voluntary or private sector initiatives, and developing country training programs in health sector reform and sustainable financing.

The Course will enable participants to: · Speak a "common language" about dimensions of health sector reform and achieve deeper understanding of heath finance issues and sustainable financing options; · Situate their health systems within a taxonomy of health systems according to structural, financial, and functional characteristics; · Assess how well their national health systems perform according to explicit criteria including health status, financial protection, patient satisfaction, efficiency, and sustainability. · Determine alternate paths their national health systems could take, and why it would be desirable to pursue some paths over others; · Understand how to move their national health system from its current state to a desired future state; and · Understand how to select and apply tools and procedures to make desired changes and to assess their effects.

Mid-to high level government officials working in the health sector, NGOs, PVOs, Health managers, Academia, donor representatives and Bank staff

Sawdatou Wane -
Tel: +1 (0)202 473 70 46
Email: swane@worldbank.org
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The course integrates three thematic clusters
1. New Policy Directions: MDGs Related to Reproductive Health and Gender, and Poverty Reduction Strategies
2. Design and Delivery of Reproductive Health Services and Programs
3. Reproductive Health Services and Health Sector Reform

This course will provide state-of-the-art knowledge and skills to participants for designing
and delivering more efficient, equitable, and financially sustainable reproductive health
interventions in the context of health sector reforms and evolving international policies. It is
targeted towards staff from governments, international organizations, NGOs, training institutions, and academics involved in health.

31 January 2010

Ministry of Health, NGOs, Private Sector, UN staff, Bank staff

Ms Lan Joo, Course Coordinator
Tel: +1 (0)202 453 4805
Fax: +1 (0)202 522 0638
Email: Ljoo@worlbank.org
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The overall program goal is to support successful implementation of equitable, efficient, and financially sustainable interventions to accelerating the MGDs and other health outcomes in the context of health sector reforms. The program would ensure (i) that demand side factors are fully integrated into health interventions targeting the MDGs, and (ii) that health sector development programs and reforms contribute to rather than undermine efforts to achieve health-related MDGs, including gender equity, universal access to reproductive health services, lowering of maternal and child mortality, and overcoming the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The course will share information, tools and knowledge of reforms and essential public health functions in order to empower participants to become effective agents of change.

Specific learning objectives include: - Using health sector reform to achieve health outcomes with a focus on reproductive health outcomes - Learning to apply a multisectoral framework to better achieve health, nutrition, and population outcomes - Understanding the role of the public sector, and the impact of health systems performance on the MDGs - Learning how to apply diagnostic, planning and implementation support tools.

February 15, 2008
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Staff from governments, donor agencies, international organizations, the private sector, PVOs/NGOs, training and research institutions involved in health and government-initiated health sector reforms in World Bank client countries working in the areas of health, public administration or social sector reform.

Task Admin: Michelle Morris
Email: Mmorris1@worldbank.org
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The course will focus on Human Resource Management issues relevant to the Health Sector in India which will include estimating future HRM needs, HR challenges in rural areas, issues related to satisfaction, motivation and performance, strategic planning for HR and negotiation and conflict resolution, among others.

Objective:
(i) To provide a framework to mid-level government officials in the health sector at the state level, academic institutions and staff of donor agencies to critically assess and manage Human Resource challenges that they encounter. (ii) Capacity building of National Institute of Health and Family Welfare faculty in delivering future HR courses.

Sunila Andrews
Email: Sandrews@worldbank.org
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This one week course targets mid to high level government officials, academic institutions and staff of donor agencies. It provides a framework within which to think about the issues of health sector reform and financing and it assists them think critically about forces shaping health sector development and health systems. This course will primarily include government officials working in the health sector.

Objective
The specific objectives of the course are to contribute to the creation of a critical mass of people in India who are able to : More effectively understand and assess problems in the health sector related to efficiency, equity and sustainability; - understand the processes for mobilizing funds for health care; - understand the reasons for and limitations of health reform options, and - understand the incentives created by particular payment and funding mechanisms.

Mid to high level government officials, academic institutions and staff of donor agencies.

Sunila Andrews
Email: Sandrews@worldbank.org
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In no region of the developing world are women equal to men in legal, social and economic rights. Gender gaps are widespread in access to and control of resources, in economic opportunities, in power and political voice. Gender equality is a development objective on its own - it also makes good business sense as it is central to economic growth and sustainable development.
As part of the World Bank’s efforts to support client countries in developing effective PRS’s, the World Bank Institute (WBI) and its partner institutions have developed a learning program on Gender, Health and Poverty for client countries. It will examine the issues and data in eight South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) noting the special concerns of conflict and post-conflict areas in the region.

The objectives for the course are:
a. To increase capacity for promoting gender, health and poverty issues in national poverty reduction strategies and programs and assist countries in achieving the related Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s);
b. to enhance skills for developing gender-sensitive, pro-poor policies and interventions in national programs.

This course will review the analytical base and examine global best practices to better address gender, health and poverty issues in national policies and programs. It will consist of eight modules that address the following topics:

Module 1 - International Policy and Program Environment: The role of PRS’s in articulating national development priorities and acting as the key instrument for development programming; the MDG’s and a framework for action to accelerate progress at the country level; shifting from project to programmatic aid.
Module 2 - Why Gender? Framework for Integrating Gender, Health and Poverty: Basic concepts of gender and the critical linkages between gender, health and poverty; rights and business case; gender analysis techniques and poverty diagnosis for preparing PRS’s.
Module 3 - The Life Cycle Approach to Women’s Health: Critical gender and health links throughout the life cycle including adolescent health; analyze a framework that focuses on how to improve health outcomes (the “Pathways Framework”).
Module 4 - Gender and HIV/AIDS: The feminization of HIV/AIDS; male responsibility; impact on individuals, families and society.
Module 5 - Gender-Based Violence: International instruments and response; prevalence of violence against women and actions to eliminate it.
Module 6 – Cross-Sectoral Implications - Girls’ Education; Energy; Transport. Impact of interventions from sectors other than health. Multi-sectoral approaches for achieving the MDG’s.
Module 7 - Making services work for poor people - Empowering women. Services often fail the poor, particularly poor women – in access, quantity and quality. How to monitor and discipline service providers and influence policymakers. Examples of public-private partnerships and community financing for scaling-up.
Module 8 - Achieving the MDG’s: Integrating Gender and Health into Poverty Reduction Strategies – in diagnosis, program interventions and monitoring and evaluation.

The WBI course is designed for senior and mid-level officials and policy makers working in national governments, national and international NGO’s, and bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor agencies.

To enter the application procedure or to receive more information, please contact
Ms Jo Hindriks -
Tel: +1 (0)202 473 64 25
Fax: +1 (0)202 676 09 61
Email: jhindriks@worldbank.org
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PAHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Latin American Center for Health Systems Research (CLAISS), developed a set of 11 Essential Public Health Functions that captures the role of national health authorities in public health. An instrument was prepared to assess the performance of these functions and further applied
in 42 countries and territories in the Region of the Americas, providing a rich experience and strong empirical basis for the development of specific plans of action.

To ensure the relevance and quality of its content and delivery, the e-learning course has been designed and organized by leading experts in the fields of public health and distance learning.

Objectives: The overall objective of the course is to develop leadership and competencies in the performance and assessment of the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF), as a critical component in strengthening national capacity in public health.

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• apply the conceptual framework that supports the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF)
• describe and analyze each of the EPHF in detail;
• apply the methodology and diagnostic tools to assess and monitor the performance of the EPHF at the national and sub-national levels;
• design plans of action and strategies to strengthen public health functions and capacities within a specific country context;
• analyze the contribution of health systems and EPHF to achieve the MDG making use of the provided framework;
• employ strategies for encouraging participation of key stakeholders in achieving public health objectives and reorienting health care services; and
• identify health problems that require cross-sectoral strategies to address them.

January 31, 2011

This course will target technical cadre of Ministries of Health, mid- level policy makers, World Bank staff, development agency and donor agency staff and other agents of change.

Ms Jo Hindriks-
Tel: +1 (0)202 473 64 25
Fax: +1 (0)202 676 09 61
Email: jhindriks@worldbank.org
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Shenna Ross
Email: sross1@worldbank.org
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Ce séminaire se veut essentiellement axé sur la pratique et vise les trois objectifs suivants : 1) Renforcer la capacité des décideurs en matière de planification et de gestion des Ressources Humaines en Santé (RHS), en (i) offrant un aperçu des meilleurs pratiques, tant pour l’analyse des problématiques RHS que pour les solutions déjà testées , et (ii) permettant un échange entre équipes de différents pays africains ; 2) Contribuer au développement et à une meilleure visibilité d’un réseau de praticiens africains (responsables RHS et consultants) sur le thème des RHS 3) Accroître les connaissances et stimuler la mise en application des systèmes de financement basé sur les résultats qui libèrent les énergies et initiatives des travailleurs de la santé et leur permettent ainsi d’élever leur productivité et d'ouvrir l’accès à des services de quantité et de qualité adéquates aux besoins des populations.

civil society, donors, senior policy makers

Nene Mane
Email: nmane@worldbank.org
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1. Expose participants to potential contribution of health economics to decision making in the health sector. At the end of the course participants can: • Use the economic rationale arguments to determine what government should or should not do • Apply economics to improve allocative efficiency in the health sector • Analyze economic arguments to help improve technical efficiency in the health sector • Explain how economics can help improve equity in the health sector 2. Introduce participants to the language of economics and health sector reform so they can be more effective communicators when working with the Ministry of Finance. By the end of the course participants can: • Correctly use the tools on market failures to justify the role of the public sector • Apply the different dimensions of efficiency to ensure a larger return to investments in the health sector.

Ministry of Health (MOH) staff, Ministry of Planning staff and Ministry of Finance staff working on the health sector, Academicians and technical consultants, Civil society advocates that manage or support policy dialogue, Journalists, International organizations staff.

Anita Susan Chen
Email: achen1@worldbank.org
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The e-learning program on Health Topics covers e-learning offerings on Health Outcomes and the Poor, Strenghtening the Essential Public Health Functions, Basics of Health Economics. All courses are held online and are intended for Health professionals who need to strengthen their knowledge about health and health economics topics.

Objectives: The objectives for this program are 1. to raise awareness on the intersection of poverty and health 2. to increase the capacity of health professionals working to strengthen the health component of PRSP documents 3. to strengthen the capacity of health professionals on the 12 essential public health functions 4. to increase the capacity of non health economists to understand health economics concepts and topics.

Health Professionals, Academics, Ministry of Health technical personnel.

Mary Mugala
Email: mmugala@worldbank.org
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Since the launch of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process (International Monetary Fund 1999 and World Bank 2000), many countries have taken on the challenge of centering their development agenda around poverty reduction and have engaged in consultative and analytical work to support policy development. One of the main features of the PRSP process is an emphasis on country leadership and ownership. This means that there is no set template or framework for countries to follow. Moreover, there is no guarantee that health would even be addressed in each PRSP as the decision on which sectors to include is entirely up to the authors (typically the government). The course is intended to fill a need for training on what some of the options are for writing the health component of the PRSP’s. It will cover:

• Typical problems faced by the poor and the diagnostic tools that can be used to identify and analyze them
• Pro-poor health sector policies with examples from existing PRSPs
• Pro-poor actions and policies outside the health sector

The course will be organized in an Introduction and five interlinked modules:

• Introduction to the 'Pathways to Improved Health Outcomes' diagram
• Outcomes
• The roles and constraints of households and communities
• Factors beyond the health sector
• The health system (delivery and financing)
• An Integrated Policy Framework

Health Professionals, Academics, Ministry of Health technical personnel.

Nene Mane
Email: nmane@worldbank.org
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By the end of the training, participants will be able to explain the concepts and dynamics of gender and its power relations, able to appreciate, interpret and share the direct linkage between gender relations and the spread, containment and management of HIV and AIDS. They will have acquired the tools to help field workers they will train, to integrate gender into their HIV and AIDS activities among the communities they work with.

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Planning, Community ADIS workers, regional level health officials, NGOs, academia

Nene Mane
Email: nmane@worldbank.org
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