On 31st July 2019, Thanzi la Onse and CHE welcomed the latest cohort of Health Fellows accepted onto the Overseas Development Institute’s (ODI) Fellowship Scheme to our ‘ODI Health Fellows Training Day: an introduction to health economics’ short course.
The prestigious ODI Fellowship Scheme provides an opportunity to work as economists for Ministries of Health in low- and middle-income countries. During this one day training event, the Fellows are provided with an introduction to key themes in health economics, which will underpin the work in their new roles.
The day opened with an introduction by the Director of CHE, Maria Goddard, followed by an introduction to the Thanzi la Onse (TLO) research programme by Alex Rollinger, TLO Programme Manager.
TLO Theme 2 (Health Economics) researchers James Lomas, Pete Smith, Wiktoria Tafesse, Martin Chalkley, Paul Revill, and James Love-Koh were invited to participate in the event. They presented on a number of topics, including an introduction to health economics, healthcare financing, economics of health behaviour, healthcare markets and contracts, economic evaluation, and equity. Following the presentations, there was a ‘round the table’ discussion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) led by TLO researcher Beth Woods, reflecting the important role the Fellows will be playing in contributing towards addressing AMR in their host countries.
The Fellows then heard from former and current ODI Health Fellows: Finn McGuire (Malawi), Purava Joshi (Sierra Leone), and Federica Margini (Uganda), during an insightful and valuable discussion on ‘Life as an ODI Health Fellow’. A solid foundation in health economics will support the ODI Fellows in exchanging skills and expertise with policy-makers in their host countries, increasing local capability in health economics.
Also in attendance was our colleague and TLO Theme 1 researcher Tara Mangal from Imperial College London, and CHE researcher Andrew Mirelman.
A solid foundation in health economics will support the ODI Fellows in exchanging skills and expertise with policy-makers in their host countries, increasing local capability in health economics. As such, the ODI Health Fellows’ Training Day contributes as a core activity towards to fulfilling TLO’s Capability Building objectives.
Thanzi la Onse is delighted to continue to support this event, and provide the Fellows with this comprehensive introduction to health economics. We wish the Fellows well in their various postings, and look forward to keeping in touch and supporting them throughout their Fellowships. Many thanks to all presenters and session Chairs, and to the ODI Fellowship team, in particular Robin Sherbourne and Darren Lomas, for their support and contributions to this event
For further information about the ODI’s Fellowship Scheme, please visit: www.odi.org/fellowship-scheme.
