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December 14, 2009
Second International Health Economic Seminar, Basic Health Economics: Malaysian Health Economics Association (MAHEA)
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates: 14th - 16th December, 2009
Malaysian Health Economics Association (MAHEA) in its activity plan for 2009 has proposed to conduct an international seminar on health economics in collaboration with international Case-Mix and Clinical Coding Centre (ITCC-UKMMC), UNU-IIGH and MOH Malaysia. The aim of this seminar is to introduce and enhance the knowledge of health economics to the participants. The target participants are health economists, clinitians, policy makers, hospital administrators and all interested parties.
This seminar addresses the application of the techniques of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis to evaluate a variety of programs. These techniques are critical forresearchers and policy makers in many sectors. For example, healthpolicy makers in both industrialized and developing countries use it to help plan health services, evaluate new technologies, programs, and procedures or design health insurance benefits. Also, policy makers and non-governmental organizations can use the technique to allocate resources and evaluate programs in many sectors ncluding conservation, women’s education, and economic development.
Contact:
tel: (603) 9145 5696 / 5695
Fax: (603) 9171 3057
E-mail: casemix@ppukm.ukm.my
Website: http://www.casemix.my/mahea/
