Enroll in Upcoming Vaccine Economics Online Course

The Teaching Vaccine Economics Everywhere (TVEE) training workshop will now be available online and is open to participants free-of-charge. Health economists from universities around the world have developed an online course to strengthen skills related to economics and financing of national immunization programs and to improve the sustainability of vaccine delivery in low and middle-income countries. The experts represent the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Mahidol University, University of Ouagadougou, WITS School of Public Health, Indian Institute of Hospital Management Research (IIHMR) University, Aga Khan University, and Makerere University.

The course, to be conducted from October 17–December 13, 2020, is designed for professionals and academics who are involved in the planning and implementation of immunization programs and projects. The students will learn the basics of vaccine economics, methodology, and applications of different types of costing and economic evaluation studies, and its relevance to decision-making and policy implementation.

Students also have the option to choose between Executive or Academic versions of the course. The Executive module is for those that are interested in learning about the application of vaccine economics in the field and policy and consists of 11 sessions. The Academic module, which consists of 17 sessions, allows the participants to learn in detail about the theory of vaccine economics as well as it’s applications.

Registration: Please register for the course here.

For more information about the program, please contact Shreena Malaviya at shreena.malaviya@jhu.edu.

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