Health financing is a key function of health systems.

Health financing is a key function of health systems. The core components of health financing policies and programs include revenue collection, pooling of resources, and purchase of health services/ interventions. The design, type, and implementation of health financing policies and programs determine to what extent health system goals could be achieved for a given country.

Select a country, apply the conceptual framework developed by Kutzin (2010). The framework “Conceptual framework for analyzing health financing systems and the effects of reforms” (chapter 1: Figure 1:2) serves as a guide for assessing health financing policies of countries for the achievement of health systems goals. The link for the framework is available here: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/326420/9789289042116-eng.pdf 

Country: Australia and Singapore 

-Brief overview of profile of the selected country and its health financing and in comparison, to any two countries of choice. 

-Examine the sub-functions (revenue collection, pooling of funds and purchasing of services) of health financing for the selected country. -How the sub-functions reflect the achievement of health system goals (health gain, equity in health, financial protection, equity of finance, responsiveness). 

-Suggestions to improve health financing sub-functions to achieve health system goals 

-Conclusion: A summary of the key ideas presented earlier in the slides/poster