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107: Measuring the Cost of One’s Health: The Importance of Health Economics and Health Financing
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Can you really put a price on health? That’s where cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and other types of similar analysis comes in. Putting a price tag is needed to know what health initiatives should be prioritized and even how it affects the economy too. Join us with Dr. Valerie Gilbert Ulep, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, as we discuss how this type of research work is done and the impact it has on our different health programs.
Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below:
1. Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe by Keith O'Brien https://amzn.to/3cz4s8a
2. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World by Steven Johnson https://amzn.to/3Tu3r1T
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This podcast was produced by Abigail Tan of EpiMetrics Inc and Antonette Mendoza of Big Baby Studios. It was edited and hosted by Angeli Magdaraog and Martha dela Paz of EpiMetrics Inc. It contains original theme music by Big Baby Studios’ Peavey Nicolas, who also engineered the episode. A special thanks to our executive producer, Dr. John Q. Wong.
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