WHO training for health financing assessment experts facilitated virtual training

WHO’s Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing has developed a virtual training programme for assessors, or Principal Investigators, of two of their health financing diagnostic instruments: 1) the Health Financing Progress Matrix; and 2) the Cross-Programmatic Efficiency Analysis. While targeting different focus areas, both diagnostic assessments serve as a basis to systematically analyse country health financing systems in order to support reforms that promote progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). The Health Financing Progress Matrix assesses country health financing systems against a set of evidence-based benchmarks, framed as nineteen desirable attributes. Cross-programmatic efficiency analysis provides a deep- dive analysis into one specific area of the Health Financing Progress Matrix, namely undue fragmentation that constrain the efficient use of resources, both in relation to health financing as well as broader health system functions.

WHO, along with other partners, is expanding its support for the implementation of these two diagnostic assessments in countries. This virtual training supported the systematic implementation of these two diagnostic assessments by building capacity across a set of health financing and system experts. This tailored training course focused on content, process and implementation. Consideration was given on support for the interpretation and communication of results that will vary country-by-country. 

This virtual training targeted at health financing and system experts who were fully familiar with the WHO’s functional health financing framework and applied health systems analysis. Candidates also completed WHO’s e-learning course on Health Financing Policy for UHC.