Introduction to Priority Setting for Healthcare in South Africa

This short introductory course provides participants with an overview of ways to set priorities in a healthcare system. The course covers issues such as cost-effectiveness analysis, health technology assessment, and how health budgets can be set.

After the course students will be able to:

• Identify and discuss key priority-setting concepts and methods.
• Understand basic economic concepts in economic evaluation.
• Be able to discuss priority setting for universal health coverage in South Africa and beyond.