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Short Course

Planning of District Health Services

  The general objective of this course is to equip the members of CHMTs with necessary knowledge, skills and competencies in preparing the CCHP in the context of the Millennium Development Goals, the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty and the National Health Policy and the Health Sector Strategic Plan.

Course contents

  Participants to this course will be taken through the following course contents;

• Comprehensive Council Health Plan process
• Preparation of a Comprehensive Council Health Plan
• Principles on the use of funds from different sources
• Disbursement of funds and reporting
• Accounting, stores, transport and auditing
• Rehabilitation of health facilities
• Monitoring and evaluation of CCHP

Course output

  The course output will be a draft document of Comprehensive Council Health Plan

Course Duration

  The course will be conducted for two weeks.

  Date: 11th to 23rd October, 2010

  Date: 8th to 21st November, 2010

Course fee

  The course fee is 180 US$ or equivalent in Tanzania shillings. This amount covers for tuition fee, refreshments, stationary and Library services. However this course fee does not cover for boarding and lodging, traveling costs, out of pocket allowances and medical expenses.

Award

  Certificate of attendance will be provided

Applied Epidemiology Statistics and Demography

Course description

  This course will introduce the health managers to basic principles of epidemiology, statistics and demography in order to identify causes of disease, determine their interventions and prevent them in order to reduce the burden of disease and improve the health status of the community.

  The course comprises of three units.

Unit one: Epidemiology

  In this unit participants will be equipped with knowledge and skills of determining the distribution and determinants of diseases and design their interventions.

Unit two: Biostatistics

  This unit will enable the participants to collect, analyze, present and interpret statistical data with particular emphasis on disease distribution in the community in an effective manner.

Unit three: Demography

  The aim of this unit is to enable the participants to collect, analyze, present and interpret relevant demographic data in his area of work. These include information on size, composition and distribution of the population. It also includes studies on the fertility and movement of the population, together with data on economic and social status on the population in the area.

Course Duration

  This is a four weeks course

  Date:

Course fee

  The course fee is 360,000/- Tanzania shillings. This amount covers for tuition fee, refreshments, stationary and Library services. However this course fee does not cover for boarding and lodging, traveling costs, out of pocket allowances and medical expenses.

Award

  Certificate of attendance will be provided

Computer skills

Course Description

  In this course students will be introduced to the basics of computer. Coverage will include; theory of computer, computer hardware and software, typewriting, windows application, using programmes, trouble shooting, MS Word (Editing, working with tables, columns, working with graphics, designing a leaflet, and working on files), and internet.

Aim

  To equip participants with knowledge and skills in using software application of MS Word and internet.

Course Duration

  This is a two weeks course

  Date:

Course fee

  The course fee is 180,000/- Tanzania shillings. This amount covers for tuition fee, refreshments, stationary and Library services. However this course fee does not cover for boarding and lodging, traveling costs, out of pocket allowances and medical expenses.

Award

  Certificate of attendance will be provided

Practical oriented data processing, analysis and utilization

Course description

  In this course participants will be equipped with knowledge, skills and capabilities in the management of data. On completion of the course, participants will be able to; understand MTUHA data management process in the district, utilize various methods of summarizing and presenting data, analyze district health data manually or by using computer, use analyzed data to plan and manage district health systems.

Aim

  To equip participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and competences to manage and utilize data efficiently and effectively in the districts

Course Duration

  The course will be for three weeks

  Date:

Course fee

  The course fee is 270,000/- Tanzania shillings. This amount covers for tuition fee, refreshments, stationary and Library services. However this course fee does not cover for boarding and lodging, traveling costs, out of pocket allowances and medical expenses.

Course assessment

  The assessment of the course will be based on assignments and written exercises

Award

  Certificate of attendance will be provided

Health Care Financing

Course description

  The health financing/insurance course will assist managers and key staff of regional and district health management teams and of health insurance schemes as well as all health financing related decision makers to develop knowledge and skills in health care financing options and their management. This will potentially allow more public resources to be available to pay for health services that provide benefits in terms of efficiency, equity, public-private collaboration and quality services, and ensure sustainability of health financing mechanisms in Tanzania. At the end of the module, the participants should be able to; explain the concept of health financing, identify sources of funding and have a better understanding of practical tools to allocate these same financial resources efficiently, have a good understanding of health insurance options and health insurance management issues, especially as concerns the Tanzanian context, manage health related finances better, critically compare and contrast existing health financing options in Tanzania to other systems and models available, apply practically the theoretical knowledge acquired during the course to their daily working practice.

Course organization

  The course comprises of 4 units

  Unit 1: The Concept of Health Financing

  Unit 2: Mobilization, Allocation and Management of Funds

  Unit 3: Health Insurance

  Unit 4: Strengths and Weaknesses of Health Insurance Financing

Course Duration

  This is a two weeks course

  Date:

Course fee

  The course fee is 180,000/- Tanzania shillings. This amount covers for tuition fee, refreshments, stationary and Library services. However this course fee does not cover for boarding and lodging, traveling costs, out of pocket allowances and medical expenses.

Course assessment

  The assessment of the course will be based on assignments and written exercises

Award

  Certificate of attendance in health care financing