Courses: Equity and Health Systems - Analyzing Health and Healthcare Inequalities Methods

Both courses are taking place at the
same time, in Beijing,
just before the

Second Global Symposium on Health Systems
Research:
Inclusion
and Innovation Towards Universal Health Coverage

31 October- 3 November 2012 - Beijing,
People's Republic of China
Website: http://bit.ly/LiL5It


Equity and Health Systems - flagship
course



October 25-29, 2012
in Beijing, China


Apply by August 24, 2012



The course is being
offered by the Asia Network for Capacity Building in Health Systems
Strengthening (ANHSS) in collaboration with the World Bank Institute, the
Equitap research network and the Global Network for Health Equity (GNHE).
It will be hosted by the China National Health Development
Research Center (CNHDRC).



Website: http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/event/equity-and-health-systems-course

The Flagship Course on Equity and
Health Systems will help participants think about why equity in health is
important, identify methods and tools for assessing equity, and assess policy
options to achieve more equitable, pro-poor outcomes. It will also explain what
drives equity in health and health systems, and the value judgements involved.

Participants will specifically
learn:

• How to understand and assess
the equity performance of their own health systems, across a range of
dimensions, including financing, financial protection, service delivery and
health outcomes.

• What criteria and indicators
can be used to assess health systems' equity performance, and the tools and
resources available to measure them.

• Key global experiences in
thinking about and navigating the political challenges of making health systems
more equitable.

• How to understand potential
policy responses and interventions to improve equity in health systems, and be
able to develop action plans for their own countries.

• Gain hands-on practice in
using ADePT software to analyze equity aspects of health data.

Analyzing Health and Healthcare Inequalities Methods



October 25-29, 2012
in Beijing, China


Apply by August 24, 2012

Website:

http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/event/analyzing-health-and-healthcare-inequalities-methods-course

The Analyzing Health and Healthcare
Inequalities Methods Course will teach participants how to analyze health
equity using household survey data. It will provide them with an overview of
the relevant theory and recent research in the field, explanation of the
purpose and use of key equity measures, and concrete exercises and hands-on
tutorials using standard methods, so that participants develop expertise in the
quantitative techniques for health equity analysis, including production of key
equity indicators.

Participants will specifically
learn:

• How to prepare household
survey datasets for analysis of health equity indicators.

• Gain proficiency in database
design, data management and statistical programming methods relevant for health
equity analysis.

• The basics behind the key
health equity analyses and how they relate to the empirical methods.

• How to undertake the key
health equity analyses using Stata statistical software. 

• How to use ADePT software to
aid analysis and presentation of equity results.

• How to interpret the
quantitative findings and present them in suitable tables, figures and reports.

 

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