Insurance
February 29, 2008
Inaugural Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA): "Priorities of Health Economics in Africa"
Location: Accra, Ghana
Conference dates: 8-10 October 2008
Abstract submission deadline: 29 February 2008
Theme: Priorities of Health Economics in Africa
We call on all African health economists / health economists working in Africa or on African-related themes to submit abstracts for the Inaugural Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), which will be held in Accra, Ghana from 8th to 10th October 2008. The overall theme of this conference is “Priorities of health economics in Africa”. Abstracts are particularly encouraged for research related to the sub-themes of the conference:
- User fees
- Equitable health care financing in Africa
- New international health care financing mechanisms and initiatives
- Human resources for health in Africa
- Economic evaluation of health services in Africa
- Health research priorities
Abstracts may be submitted in English or French and must be structured as follows:
- Title of paper
- Name, institutional affiliation and e-mail address of presenting author
- Names of co-authors
- 400 word maximum abstract which indicates the aim and objectives of the paper, the methods used and the key findings.
Abstracts must be submitted by 29 February 2008 to Okore.Okorafor@uct.ac.za. They will be reviewed by the AfHEA conference Scientific Committee, which includes representatives from a wide range of African countries and is chaired by Prof. Di McIntyre of the University of Cape Town. Those submitting abstracts will be informed of the outcome by mid-April 2008.
February 29, 2008: Health Economics
February 15, 2008
Call for Papers: Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, volume 19: Health Care Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Submission Deadline: 15 February 2008
Edited by Dov Chernichovsky and Kara Hanson
Across low-and middle-income countries there is a diversity of approaches to health care financing policies and programs. This is increasingly accompanied by conceptual and applied research which is contributing to our understanding of how different financing mechanisms are able to contribute to the objectives of a health care system – improving health by facilitating access to health services, ensuring that this access is equitable, containing aggregate costs, using resources effectively, and meeting patient needs and preferences.
We have been invited to edit a set of high quality papers on the subject of health care financing in low- and middle-income countries which will be published as the 2009 volume of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. This volume is published by Elsevier, and the overall series editors are Bjorn Lindgren and Michael Grossman. We see the audience for this volume to include both researchers and practitioners.
We seek to identify a set of papers which collectively address: the full range of elements of health care financing: resource collection, resource pooling, allocation, and provider payment both middle- and low-income settings mainly in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean
The papers should be primarily empirical, though grounded in theoretical / conceptual discussions. All papers will be subject to peer review.
At this stage we are inviting the submission of brief abstracts (around 350 words). We will then review the abstracts to ensure an appropriate balance of subject areas, etc, and invite full papers accordingly.
We are working to the following timeline:
- Submission of abstracts – 15th of Feb. 2008;
- Decisions and invitation of papers – end of February 2008
- Submission of complete first draft papers – 1st of August 2008
- Peer review of papers – August – September 2008
- Submission of final papers – 15th of December 2008
Please send your abstract to Dov (dov@bgu.ac.il) and Kara (Kara.Hanson@lshtm.ac.uk)
February 15, 2008: Health Economics
February 1, 2008
Call for Papers: Special issue on health of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (October 2008)
Submission deadline: 1 February 2008
The Geneva Association is pleased to announce a special issue on Health of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice to be published in October 2008.
We encourage you to submit contributions related to the following areas:
- The impact of integrating an ageing population in health insurance systems.
- The effect of technology change on health insurance.
- The cost of intervention and technological advances in medicine.
- Development of health care systems and the capitalization debate.
- The interaction of public and private systems in health care provision.
- Long-term health care insurance and long-term health risks.
Suggestions for other topics will be considered by the editor.
All contributions will go through a refereeing process. Papers should be submitted electronically (word or pdf format only) by 1 February 2008 at the latest to Christophe Courbage (christophe_courbage@genevaassociation.org).
For further information on the Geneva Papers, visit its web site