2021 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress

Health policy experts from Abt Associates will share their insights at the upcoming 2021 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress. The theme of this year’s event is Health Economics in a Time of Global Change.
Abt staff are presenting during the following sessions:
Monday, July 12, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Methods and Measurement: Health Production and Out-of-Pocket Payments
Moderator: Elaine Baruwa, Abt Associates
Monday, July 12, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Organized Session: Predicting Future Health Expenditures and Its Determinants in Latin America and Caribbean Countries
Discussant: Midori de Habich, Abt Associates
Tuesday, July 13, 2:00 – 3:15 a.m.
Advancing Universal Health Coverage in the COVID-19 Era: An Assessment of Public Health Sector Technical Efficiency and Applied Cost Allocation in Cambodia
Presenter: Robert John Kolesar, Abt Associates
Tuesday, July 13, 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Reforming Legal Frameworks to Enable Direct Facility Financing: Evidence from Tanzania
Presenter: Gemini Mtei, Abt Associates
Co-author: Sheila O’Dougherty, Abt Associates
Wednesday, July 14, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Financing Venezuelan Migrant Integration in Colombia’s Health System during the COVID-19 Crisis: An Estimation of the Financial Needs and Funding Alternatives
Presenter: Jose Luis Ortiz, Abt Associates
Co-authors: Jonathan Cali, Michelle Alejandra Barliza, Abt Associates; Otoniel Cabrera, Ministry of Health and Social Protection-Colombia