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 financing trainings
WHO offers a range of training opportunities on health financing policy, including face-to-face courses and an e-learning course. An advanced annual course targeting low and middle income countries is held annually, and a number of WHO Regional Offices also offer annual health financing workshops or trainings. WHO also offers blended training or capacity building in which a series of tailored, structured and guided contacts, are designed for countries tackling a specific issue e.g. support to a technical working group in a country developing a health financing strategy.
Self-paced e-Learning courses
Facilitated courses
Training catalogue past courses on health financing
Course announcementWHO’s Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing has developed a virtual training programme for assessors, or Principal...
This e-learning course comprises six modules which cover the core functions of health financial policy as conceptualised by WHO.- Register for the...
29 April 2021
Blended training opportunities
WHO currently offers a new approach to delivering capacity building support to countries in the midst of developing or evaluating health financing policy....
Objectives and course contentThe World Health Organization organised a global francophone course on “Health financing for universal coverage for...
18 November 2019
Sixth Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries
Course announcementWHO announced the Sixth Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries, held from 18...
This was the third in a series of annual workshops developed specifically for countries in Asia. In 2018 the focus was on strategic purchasing for primary...
18 June 2018
Fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries
The fifth WHO Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low- and Middle-Income Countries took place in Tunis, Tunisia from 18-22 June...
The first training course on health financing for UHC, for anglophone countries in WHO’s AFRO region took place in Zimbabwe in April 2018. The five-day...
12 June 2017
Fourth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Fantastic course. Well-structured, informative and engaging. The facilitators were amazing, approachable and attentive. Having participants from diverse...
13 June 2016
Third Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
"It’s been a rewarding experience to be here. Quite a lot to take home. It became clear that while we focus on revenues, we should not forget...
8 June 2015
Second Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The second WHO Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low- and Middle-Income Countries took place in Barcelona, Spain from 8 to...
16 June 2014
First Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The first WHO Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage took place in Tunis, Tunisia from 16-20 June 2014. A total of 55 participants...
The third iteration of the francophone course on UHC targeted the same community of participants as the previous two courses, in order to continue enhance...
The objective of the second global course was to target the aspects related to the coverage of the informal sector. The course addressed various mechanisms...
This first course for francophone countries covered the core health financing functions of revenue raising, pooling and purchasing, as well as related...
The World Health Organization organised an Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for low- and middle-income countries annually. This...