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broader policy analysis to unravel factors
shaping the relevant policy shifts.
Economic evaluation and health technology
assessment:
The group is proficient in the
theory and practice of analytical approa-
ches to cost analysis, economic evaluation,
and health technology assessment both of
specific treatments and of complex public
health interventions. Specific competencies
include economic evaluation of malaria,
dengue, and cutaneous leishmaniasis
interventions.
Equity analysis:
The group has extensive
expertise in the assessment of the equity
impact of diverse public health policies,
primarily in relation to access to care and
financial protection from the cost of illness.
Mixed methods research:
The group com-
bines expertise in econometric analysis with
expertise in qualitative research methods to
promote the application of mixed research
methods in health economics and finan-
cing. The group has held relevant courses
and workshops in several countries around
the world.
Partnership with evaplan
The group has established a strategic
partnership on social protection and health
financing with colleagues from evaplan (see
page 86 ff), a consultancy agency affiliated
with the HIPH.
Using the meta-plan method to facilitate workshops on micro health insurance in low-income settings
Manuela holding a workshop on health financing in Malawi