Lesson Plan

• Describe how improved healthcare provision reduces poverty and redistributes income.
• Explain the main policy instruments (UPHC, vouchers, CHW programs, NHI) and their advantages and drawbacks.
• Analyse the economic impact of health subsidies on household consumption and human capital.
• Evaluate policies using effectiveness, equity, efficiency and sustainability criteria.
• Design a simple implementation plan for a community health programme.

• Projector and screen
• Printed handouts of the policy‑tool table
• Worksheet with a health‑voucher case study
• Whiteboard and markers
• Internet access for a short video on health policy

Begin with a striking statistic about the cost of illness for low‑income families to hook students. Ask them to recall how health shocks can push households into poverty, linking to previous lessons on poverty traps. Explain that today they will explore how improved healthcare can break that cycle and outline the success criteria: students will be able to describe policies, calculate economic impacts, and evaluate effectiveness.

1. Do‑now (5') – quick quiz on the relationship between health and poverty.
2. Mini‑lecture (10') – introduce key concepts and the four policy instruments, using the projected table.
3. Group activity (15') – students work through a voucher case study, calculate the change in disposable income, and discuss implications for consumption and human capital.
4. Policy evaluation debate (10') – each group argues the merits of one instrument using the effectiveness, equity, efficiency, and sustainability criteria.
5. Implementation planning (10') – students outline a step‑by‑step plan (needs assessment, financing, legislation, infrastructure, staffing, awareness, monitoring) for a local health programme.
6. Exit ticket (5') – write one sentence summarising why improved healthcare is vital for poverty reduction.

Recap the link between health provision, reduced out‑of‑pocket costs, higher productivity and poverty alleviation. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding and assign a short homework: research a real‑world health policy in a developing country and evaluate it against the four criteria discussed.