Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Economics and Financing
Director / Head:
Dr Althea Lafoucade
Institution:
HEU, Centre for Health Economics, Department of Economics
The University of the West Indies
Address:
25A Warner Street, St. Augustine, Trinidad
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Trinidad
Town:
St. Augustine
Country:
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
1-868-662-9459
Fax:
1-868-662-9459
Date of Designation:
16/Jun/2020
Last Redesignation:
16/Jun/2024
Expiry:
16/Jun/2028
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To support PAHO/WHO's work in capacity building on the System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011) methodology.
- To support PAHO/WHO’s work in generating data on health financing reform of health financing arrangements, including costing and efficiency studies of health services.
- To support PAHO/WHO's work in capacity building and the development of health financing progress matrices, the development of financial protection indicators and technical support to strengthening health information systems for health financing
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Subjects:
- Health systems research & development
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Types of activity:
- Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level
- Organization of events (e.g. conferences; summits)
- Research
WHO Outputs:
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1.2.1 - Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage |
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1.2.2 - Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial protection, equity and health expenditures and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making |
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1.2.3 - Countries enabled to improve institutional capacity for transparent decision-making in priority-setting and resource allocation and analysis of the impact of health in the national economy |
Responsible Officer:
PESCETTO VILLOUTA Claudia
Phone:
+1 43019
Technical Counterpart:
JOWETT Matthew
Phone:
+41 22 791 2206
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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