Building Strong Health Systems for the Future

01 — Program

Four days. Four countries' experience.

Course sessions run Tuesday through Thursday at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, closing Thursday evening with the certificate ceremony. Friday morning brings Regional Special Sessions at the Hilton Boston Back Bay.

9:30–11:00

Course Introduction and Overview

Diana Bowser

11:15–12:45

The Importance of Economics and Financing for Health Systems

Diana Bowser

12:45–1:30

Lunch

1:30–3:00

Social Health Insurance: Colombian Experience

Jonatthan García Ruiz

3:15–4:30

Networking Session / Colombian Case

9:30–11:00

Payment and Value for Health Systems

Diana Bowser

11:15–12:45

Patient Centered Care in Decentralized Settings

Jaffet Arrieta

12:45–1:30

Lunch

1:30–3:00

Financing as a Lever for Health System Transformation

Martin Sabignoso

3:15–4:30

Strategic Purchasing and Digital Health Case

Martin Sabignoso

9:30–11:00

The Politics of Health and Health Systems

Michael Reich

11:15–12:45

Peru UHC Case

Rafael Cortez

12:45–2:30

Working Lunch / Discussion in Groups

Diana Bowser

2:30–4:00

Final Panel, Plenary Discussion

Diana Bowser

Thu evening

Official Course Closing & Certificate Ceremony

After dinner, with Harvard faculty

Regional Special Sessions

8:30am–12:30pm · Hilton Boston Back Bay, 40 Dalton Street, Boston, MA — LATAM track shown below; Middle East and Africa sessions to be added.

8:30–9:30

Introduction and Overview Knowledge Community

Dr. Hector Villareal

9:30–10:00

Mexico's Comprehensive Breast Cancer Care Model

Dra. Anel Arellano Tejeda

10:00–11:00

Expanding Access to Breast Cancer Screening: Colombia's "Consultorios Rosados" Model

Dra. Magda Lizeth Rocha Acero

11:00–11:30

The CCAV Model: ImpulSALUD Movement, Innovating Together for Health

11:30–12:30

Final Panel, Plenary Discussion

02 — Faculty

Course & Regional Special Sessions Faculty

Practitioners and researchers shaping health financing, coverage and reform across Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and the United States.

Dr. Diana Bowser

Program Director

20 years of experience in health systems analysis, health economics and econometric methods across Latin America, Africa and the United States. She has worked with USAID, DFID, WHO, the Global Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, IADB, NIH and the World Bank.

Course Faculty

Jonatthan García Ruiz

Social Health Insurance: Colombian Experience

Jaffet Arrieta

Patient Centered Care in Decentralized Settings

Martin Sabignoso

Financing / Strategic Purchasing and Digital Health

Michael Reich

The Politics of Health and Health Systems

Rafael Cortez

Peru UHC Case

Regional Special Sessions Faculty

HV

Dr. Hector Villareal

Knowledge Community Overview

Dra. Anel Arellano Tejeda

Mexico's Breast Cancer Care Model

Dra. Magda Lizeth Rocha Acero

Colombia's "Consultorios Rosados" Model

03 — Location

Two venues, four days

Course sessions (Aug 25–27) take place at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Regional Special Sessions on August 28 — and participant lodging — are at the Hilton Boston Back Bay.

Tue–Thu

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Course sessions — August 25, 26, 27

Fri

Hilton Boston Back Bay

40 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02115

Regional Special Sessions & participant lodging — August 28

Daily commute

Hilton Boston Back Bay → Harvard T.H. Chan

40 Dalton St to 677 Huntington Ave — approximately 1.4 miles

Car / Taxi / Uber

8–11 min

Via Belvidere St → Huntington Ave. $10–15 USD.

MBTA

20–25 min · $3.00 USD

Walk to Prudential or Symphony (Green Line), take the E branch toward Heath Street, get off at Brigham Circle or Mission Park (2–3 min walk to the school).

Walking

25–30 min

1.2–1.4 miles, crossing Back Bay and skirting Northeastern University.

04 — Directory