Health Policy and Systems Analysis (HPSA) - hybrid

Overview
The course analyses the relationships between global health strategies and national and local health policies and systems development. It focuses then on health systems frameworks, the role and behaviour of institutions and stakeholders, the major innovations in financing and delivering health services, and on how health systems are responding to global changes.
The course also focuses on applying systems science and systems thinking approaches to health systems. Participants will be able to critically review and apply the systems thinking framework to current health systems and policy issues and will be able to review, analyse and compare experiences in health system strengthening and health system interventions in countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. The course assesses the critical elements for measuring and monitoring health systems performance.
Course Structure MBA and Short Courses in International Health Management
The course starts with a distance based preparation phase and is followed from an on-campus phase. The post-campus phase is finished with the handing of the final assignment.

Overall Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will understand the importance of health systems and policies, and health systems research in international health management and in achieving public health goals. Participants will be acquainted with a systems thinking approach to health systems frameworks and the main conceptual elements of working within such frameworks.
Assessment
Participants are assessed during both, the distance-based and on-campus phases of the courses, through individual and team assignments, professional presentations, quizzes or short tests, reflective papers and proposed projects.
At a Glance
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Costs
Fee for MBA-IHM students*: CHF 2,450
Fee for Short Course students: CHF 2,850
* Same fee applies to tropEd students and students enrolled in a SSPH+ professional postgraduate Master or PhD programme.
Course fees must be paid in advance to gain access to the online learning materials. Tuition fees do not cover insurance, travel expenses or personal living costs incurred during your stay in Basel.
Links
- MBA in International Health Management (MBA-IHM)
- Short Course Economic Evaluation in Health Care (EEHC)
- Short Course Financial Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting (FBAR)
- Short Course Foundations of International Health Management (FIHM)
- Short Course Health Economics and Health Financing (HEHF)
- Short Course Leadership (LEAD)
- Short Course Organisational Behaviour & Transformational Management (OBTM)
- Short Course Practice-Oriented Project (POP)
- Short Course Social Marketing and Communication (SMAC)
- Short Course Strategic Planning for Health Interventions (SPHI)
- Short Course Supply Chain Management in Health Care (SCMHC)