Five-day health economics training for federal, provincial health officials starts
Summary
A five-day workshop in Dhulikhel is training 30 federal and provincial health officials in health economics to support evidence-based health policy and Universal Health Coverage in Nepal.
Key Points
- A five-day capacity-strengthening workshop on health economics for 30 federal and provincial health officials started in Dhulikhel.
- The fellowship program is Nepal's first of its kind, focusing on cost analysis, economic evaluation, and health financing.
- The program supports Nepal's National Health Financing Strategy 2023-2033 and aims to improve health investments through evidence-based decision making.
- The initiative is a collaboration involving MoHP, University of Bergen, Kathmandu University, Nepal Health Economics Association, and WHO, funded by NORAD.
