Public Health Consequences of Economic Crises and Austerity Policies - SSPH+ 2014 #3

The Foundation Swiss School of Public Healthplus (SSPH+), the Institute of Economics (IdEP) of the Università della Svizzera italiana (www.usi.ch) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) organize the Summer School in Public Health Policy, Economics and Management (http://www.ssphplus.ch/). Courses are catered to professionals and managers of health administrations, hospitals and other services worldwide, health sector facilities, policy-makers and any student registered for one of the continuous education programs coordinated and supported by the SSPH+. The Summer School is an opportunity to meet new colleagues and peers, exchange knowledge, build networks, and share insights. The emphasis will be on participative approaches, complemented by formal teaching. This is the plenary session given on Wednesday, August 27th 2014, during the Summer School in Public Health Policy, Economics and Management 2014. Speakers: Fabrizio Tediosi (Research Group Leader, Health Systems Research and Dynamical Modelling Unit, Swiss TPH); David Evans (Director, Health Systems Governance and Financing Department, WHO, Geneva); Fabrizio Mazzonna (Assistant Professor, Università della Svizzera italiana). See also: Big Data in Public Health Research: Will it Kill Epidemiology? Thick Data in Public Health Research: Epidemiology remains alive - SSPH+ 2014 #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGCyvkfMxiQ Global Health Issues - SSPH+ 2014 #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI5z3nQKe_I Conflicts of Interests and Corruption - SSPH+ 2014 #4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B18JtFTk9Ek Too Fast, too Furious? Controversies of the Global Health Movement - SSPH+ 2014 #5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRf8TOsLV7A