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Health Systems: Goals, Functions, ActorsIntroduction, expectations, groups
Wilm Quentin & Daniel OpokuFG Management im Gesundheitswesen, Technische Universität Berlin
(WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Research and Management)&
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
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Background to course and MPhil programme
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DAAD funded project:
Capacity building in health systems research and
management in Ghana: introduction to the project
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Course background
• Originally developed for a MBA Health Care Management programme in 2004
• Great interest by World Bank
• Taught at TU Berlin since 2009; completely revised since spring 2017 for the new MSc. Public Health programme
• Tested in November 2017 for new KNUST programme which started last year (2018/2019 academic year)
• In this round, “Financing” will be covered in more depth in separate module (module 4 Nov – 15 Nov)
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Today‘s agenda
• Round of introductions:
– Background
– What do you expect from the course?
• What is a health system?
• Schedule, reading material, group work, exam requirements
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What is a health system?
People, institutions and resources, arranged together in accordance with established policies,
to improve the health of the population they serve, while responding to people’s legitimate expectations
and protecting them against the cost of ill-healththrough a variety of activities whose primary intent is
to improve health.
European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies (2007)
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WHO 2007
One of several frameworks (more tomorrow)
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WHO 2007
Guiding framework for the module
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26 Sept
01 Oct
02 Oct
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03 Oct
20 Sept
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01 Oct
Summary: 30 Sept Performance assessment: 03 Oct
& other frameworks: 24 Sept
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Outline of the course
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1st Semester – Week 1
1S-W1 Monday (23.09.) Tuesday (24.09.) Wednesday (25.09.) Thursday (26.09.) Friday (27.09.)
08:00 -
10:00
Public Holiday
Campus tour for exchange
students/short course
participants
FinancingMedical products and
technologies
10:30 -
12:30
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groupsHealth workforce
Group work (triangle Ghana
health system)
13:00 -
15:00Frameworks 1 Service delivery
Leadership, governance,
stewardship
Group work presentation
(graded)
15:30 -
17:30
Frameworks 2/Financing
(triangle)
Optional supervised group
work/coaching
Optional supervised
group work/coaching
1st Semester – Week 2
1S-W2 Monday (30.09.) Tuesday (01.10.) Wednesday (02.10.) Thursday (03.10.) Friday (04.10.)
08:00 -
10:00Improved health
Efficiency and
responsiveness
10:30 -
12:30Access and coverage
Financial protection and equity in
financing
Health system performance
assessment (summary)
13:00 -
15:00
Group work (access,
coverage – Ghana health
system in cube)
Group work (health system goals,
ranking, weighting)Revision
15:30 -
17:30Preliminary summary Quality and safety Self-study for mid-Sem Exam
Mid-term exam (30 min) +
final questions
NB: Lecturer (by colour) = PD Dr. Wilm Quentin Dr. Daniel Opoku Both
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Presentations and reading
• We will make presentations available; meanwhile you canaccess the November 2017 version of all slides at
• https://www.mig.tu-berlin.de/menue/teaching/ veranstaltungen0/master/modul_managing_and_researching_health_care_systems/
• At the same website, you will find a reading list including links to most material!
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Reading materialPresentations
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Course group work
• 5-6 groups with 5-6 students each (mixed MPhil & others)
• Present an overview of the Ghana health system using theconcepts introduced during the course
– 26 Sept (10:30-12:30): Prepare presentation on trianglewith functions and actors
– 27 Sept (13:00 -1500): Group work presentation
– 01 Oct (13:00 -15:00): Group work on access/ coverage(UHC cube)
– 02 Oct (13:00 -15:00): Group work on health systems goals, ranking and weighting for performance assessment
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Exam requirements
• Group presentation on Friday, Sept. 14 (30%)
• Written mid-term exams on Thursday, Oct 03 (20%)
• MPhil: Written final exam (60%)
• Others (if graded certificate is required): home workassignment on health system of your choice (not Ghana)
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