Course syllabus

Welcome to the course MPH222 Health economics: foundations, areas of application and methodology, Spring 2024

We greet you warm welcome to the course, to be conducted in Gothenburg.

This course consists of two parts. In part 1 (21 March - 22 April, 2024), you shall go through the journey about microeconomic theories and its applications in health and healthcare analysis, with particular applications in the area of health care financing considering the efficiency and equity as the goals of health care financing system in any country. PLEASE NOTE THAT PRACTICAL SESSIONS IN PART 1 ARE COMPULSORY TO ATTEND.

Part 2 (24 April - 30 May, 2024) of the course will introduce the basics of economic evaluation of health interventions and finally relate ethical consideration in priority setting for public health and health care decision making.

Since target 3.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals aims at achieving universal health coverage by 2030, the knowledge about health care financing and the efficient and equitable use of healthcare funds should be useful for you to contribute to this global mission of universal health care, declared by the United Nations.

Our teaching team with 5 academic and research experts in health economics will be available to support you throughout this course.

Course dates: 21 March - 30 May 2024

Course registration via Ladok during the following period - 14 March - 28 March

Official course documents/links

Lecture halls in the map of Medicinareberget

Lecture Hall in Medicinareberget-1.pdf

Contact information

Course leader: Professor Jahangir Khan, jahangir.khan@gu.se

Course administrator: Usva Salvi, publichealth@medicin.gu.se

TEACHING TEAM

PART 1

Jahangir Khan