Health Financing and Economics
We aim to empower actors and increase accountability, transparency and responsiveness in health systems in support of progress towards financial protection as part of universal health coverage (UHC).

Health Accounts Course - Module 1: Introduction

Module 1 is the introduction to the course, with the objective of providing an overview of what can be obtained from health accounts from a very basic ground, for those not yet acquainted with HA. 

  • The Submodule 1.1, “Policy relevance of Health Accounts”, describes what HA offer and brings up some country experiences using the results of HA for the design of policies and reforms of the health systems. 

  • The Submodule 1.2, “What are Health Accounts?”, explains HA, introduces the System of Health Accounts, provides an overview of the HA production process.  

  • The Submodule 1.3, “Other Resource Tracking Initiatives”, presents a comparison between HA and other frameworks for tracking health expenditure and other resources. 

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