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Capacity building in health economics. Opportunities for training in developing countries
Author(s) -
James Sarah,
Waddington Catriona
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(199609)5:5<473::aid-hec473>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - latin americans , training (meteorology) , capacity building , economic growth , developing country , health economics , political science , regional science , geography , health care , economics , meteorology , law
This paper provides an overview of the opportunities available for training in health economics in the regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America, following a WHO forum on Capacity Building in Health Economics held in Geneva in December 1995. It describes in brief the training opportunities available throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America. It then gives a detailed resume of courses available for students and professionals at Chulanlongkorn University, Thailand, the University of Cape Town, South Africa and the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. It also describes the international and regional networks which have developed and now provide further opportunities for training. The final section of this paper looks to the future and suggests that although continued financial and academic support will be needed from the countries of the North, the development of regional capacities in health economics should be as much as possible through regional resources, and regional strategies should be a priority.