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Financial Management for Hospitals and Healthcare Administrators

Hospitals, clinics and health programmes across Africa must balance clinical priorities against constrained budgets, donor funding rules and complex revenue streams. This course equips healthcare administrators with the financial skills to plan budgets, cost services, control spending and interpret the numbers behind patient care. Participants learn to protect financial sustainability without compromising the quality of health services.

What you will be able to do

  • Interpret the key financial statements of a health facility.
  • Cost clinical services and understand the drivers behind them.
  • Build and manage departmental budgets in a hospital setting.
  • Track revenue from medical schemes, patients and donor funding.
  • Control drug, consumable and staffing costs against budget.
  • Report financial performance to boards and health authorities.

Course outline

  1. 01Financial Statements in Healthcare
  2. 02Costing Clinical and Support Services
  3. 03Departmental Budgeting for Health Facilities
  4. 04Managing Multiple Revenue Streams
  5. 05Controlling Drug and Consumable Costs
  6. 06Donor Funding and Grant Compliance
  7. 07Financial Reporting for Health Governance

Who should attend

Hospital administrators, clinic managers, health programme coordinators and non financial managers in the healthcare sector.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Accra3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026Online3US$900
14 to 16 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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