Public Health Administration and Management, National Health Policy, Healthcare Financing and Health System

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe history of health services administration in Nigeria; 123 2. discuss Nigeria health system and organisation of health services; 3. enumerate comparative analysis of health care systems in different countries; 4. define the health team; 5. explain management of human, materials and financial resources; 6. enumerate population policies and poverty; 7. explain national health policy/national health Act; 8. define healthcare financing; 9. describe healthcare as a commodity; and 10. explain health insurance, the NHIS, community based insurance.

History of health services administration in Nigeria. Nigeria health system and organisation of health services. Concepts, principles and functions of management. Comparative analysis of health care systems in different countries. The health team. The health planning Process. Management of human, materials and financial resources. Population policies and poverty, Evaluation of Health Services, National health policy/national health Act. National health strategy. Healthcare financing. Introduction to healthcare financing. Demand for healthcare and services. Healthcare as a commodity. The economics of healthcare. Options of healthcare financing. Health insurance. The NHIS. Community based insurance.