HPPM 608 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The course will focus on Health sector in Ghana, managerial functions and roles;  Health Sector Reforms, District Health Services, leadership, motivation, ethics and Strategic Management.  Other areas of focus are: Macro-contexts of Health Care reforms, Decentralization and Health Systems Management; Roles of the private sector in health systems, Agents in Health Care financing: consumers, producers & purchasers; Strategies for achieving Health Systems Goals; The Changing Paradigm of Management. It will also focus on leadership, team building, conflict resolution, negotiation skills, coaching and mentorship and introduction to project management.