M.Sc HEM Program

MSc-HME Programme Goal

The MSc Health Management and Economics Programme supports the Academy’s mission by equipping students with a comprehensive set of management knowledge and skills along-with the understanding of planning, financing and economic evaluation tools and techniques for improved management of health care services. The overall aim of this program is to enhance management capacity of the participants in order to improve the health service management of the country.

MSc-HME Programme Objectives

During these two years of studies, the students will be familiarized with essential components of public health, health systems, fundamental principles of management, financing, and human resource management. Overall objective of this program is to develop knowledge and skills to address the managerial and administrative issues of Public and Private sector health settings at all levels. Main objectives of this program are:

1. To strengthen local capacity to learn and apply management principles and techniques in health sector policy     and management.
2. To improve decision-making process in health services management.
3. To prepare a pool of health managers and health economists in the country for improved health care system.

MSc-HME Programme Learning Outcomes :

After successfully completing this program the students should be able to:

1. Take on leadership roles in health planning, management and decision-making in health sector.
2.  Analyze and manage the problems being faced by the health managers in routine as well as in special circumstances.
3. Apply the management functions such as planning, organizing, staffing controlling and evaluating interventions in health care settings.
4. Construct budgets, undertake financial costing and cost effectiveness of health care services.
5. Evaluate different economic approaches for better priority setting in health care.
6. Appraise the role of effective health care financing and improved service delivery at all levels.