{"id":40,"date":"2022-05-25T20:05:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T00:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:01:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40\" class=\"elementor elementor-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f2d5e8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f2d5e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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\">Overview of Caribbean Health Financing Conferences<\/h1><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfe4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cfe4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theme: Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Health: Managing Costs, Optimizing Benefits for the Caribbean<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845da07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"845da07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In response to requests from Caribbean governments to \u2018do more\u2019 in health, Heads of Caribbean Social Security Organizations at their 17<sup>th<\/sup> General Meeting (Belize City, June 2006) agreed to establish a Caribbean forum for discussing relevant approaches, challenges and lessons learnt in design and implementation of health financing programs.<\/p><p>As such, these Health Financing Conferences are organized to share knowledge, test ideas and build capacity as we learn from senior policy advisors and policymakers, managers, researchers and other frontline health professionals on how best to advocate, plan, design, secure support and administer health financing initiatives.<\/p><p>Recognizing there are multiple sources of knowledge on health and related health financing matters, participants include experts and officials from Ministries of Health, Social Security Organizations, national health financing agencies, providers of health services (public and private), international organizations, health insurers, third party administrators, as well as health services networks, research agencies, IT companies, actuarial firms and academic institutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d8c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"28d8c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a09d653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a09d653\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c248001\" data-id=\"c248001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100dc90 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"100dc90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c854092 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c854092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/13vLZerP8-D3iTQaOLZ2sBYDL0RD6nOQh?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Presentations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbb3fb4\" data-id=\"bbb3fb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1a98e elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4f1a98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ccnhfi16-Debriefing-Note-The-Bahamas_Nov-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-sticky-note\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Debriefing Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0353a0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0353a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc8ae7c\" data-id=\"dc8ae7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-550a4c7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"550a4c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1bce19\" data-id=\"a1bce19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0060bc7 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0060bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Brochure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff413d\" data-id=\"4ff413d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189c9ea elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"189c9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-category-list\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conference programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1542c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"5a1542c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Hear from the <span><span>organizers<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c5a95 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f2c5a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mouse\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClick the organizer's name to read the welcome messages.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8947f3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8947f3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-455f6ba\" data-id=\"455f6ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d54163 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"1d54163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"image-card-v2\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation- ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_details text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dr.-Stanley-Lalta-Ms.-Charmaine-Metivier.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2647\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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presenters, sponsors, online visitors and support team.\n<br>\n<br>\nWe are absolutely delighted to be in The Bahamas joining hands and minds with the National Health Insurance Authority in welcoming you to the 16th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives.\n<br>\n<br>\nIncorporating suggestions from previous Conferences and other consultations to enhance and future-proof our health financing systems, we have crafted an engaging and provocative Programme around the theme, \u2018Information Systems, AI and Data Analytics in Health: Managing Costs, Optimizing Benefits for the Caribbean\u2019.\n<br>\n<br>\nWe have a mix of international, regional and institutional presentations sharing informed insights and bold thinking from \u2018end users\u2019 and \u2018providers\u2019 of Information System\/Information Technology applications so we can distil lessons of experience of what works, what does not work, as well as the nominal and \u2018opportunity costs\u2019  of these choices.\n<br>\n<br>\nOf course, we have a packed schedule of events and opportunities outside of the Conference Room to immerse ourselves in the one-of-a-kind delights, charms and cultural vibrancy of The Bahamas.\n <br>\n<br>\nSo, open your calendar, save the dates and join us at the 16th Conference in The Bahamas, as, individually and collectively, we keep striving to enhance capacities to \u2018do more and do better\u2019 in health financing matters.  \n<br>\n<br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd9d77\" data-id=\"3dd9d77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e75583 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"8e75583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation- ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/althea1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/althea1.jpg 738w, https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/althea1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/althea1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_8e75583_40\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Althea La Foucade\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Director, HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup 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https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/althea1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr Althea La Foucade<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Director, HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe at The University of the West Indies, HEU, Centre for Health Economics are extremely pleased to collaborate with the National Health Insurance Authority in convening the 16th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives from October 15-18, 2025 in The Bahamas.   \n<br>\n<br>\nThese Conferences\u2014which started in 2006\u2014are unique in the Caribbean given their specific focus on health financing matters. They also represent another crucial platform and manifestation of The University\u2019s outreach to enhance knowledge and capacities for advancing Caribbean development (in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 2015-2030).\n<br>\n<br>\nThis year\u2019s Conference on Information Systems, AI and Data Analytics in Health: Managing Costs, Optimizing Benefits for the Caribbean is deliberately chosen in view of the critical pathways by which Information Systems (IS) applications are transforming health and health financing systems globally and nationally.\n<br>\n<br>\nWe are also aware of the cost implications of getting choices of IS applications right (or wrong), so sharing knowledge on what are appropriate and cost-effective will be paramount.\n<br>\n <br>\nJudging from the Programme\u2019s content, we seem to have the right mix of intense technical discussions and enjoyable social events. We look forward to welcoming you to four productive days at our 16th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92af3b7\" data-id=\"92af3b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f7747 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"e2f7747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation- ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Christy-Butler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2876\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e2f7747_40\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMrs. Christy Butler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Authority<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-e2f7747\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_e2f7747_40\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/healthfinancing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Christy-Butler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2876\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Mrs. Christy Butler<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Authority<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn behalf of The Board of Directors, staff of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), along with our local collaborating agencies and The University of the West Indies, HEU, Centre for Health Economics (UWI-HEU), it is my pleasure to welcome you to The Bahamas for this years\u2019 16th Caribbean Conference on National Health Financing Initiatives to be held from October 15-18, 2025. We are honored to co-host this prestigious event, bringing together industry leaders, experts, and innovators in a setting that perfectly blends business and leisure.\n<br>\n<br>\nAt the NHIA, we are steadfast in our commitment to transforming the healthcare system and leading the way in providing affordable, quality healthcare services and positively contributing to and strengthening the Bahamas\u2019 healthcare system, as we work towards the full implementation of Universal Health Coverage. \n<br>\n<br>\nIn this regard, we are reminded daily of the critical role of universal, efficient health financing plans supported by end-to-end, robust, cost-effective IS\/IT applications for accessible, timely patient care and overall health system sustainability. We therefore eagerly look forward to the presentations, discussions, and interactions at the Conference through open sharing of experiences, challenges, and successes.\n<br>\n<br>\nAway from the discussions in the meeting rooms and beyond the conference, we have planned a series of social events for you to discover and enjoy the unique blend of eco-sights, adventure, flavor, culture, and vibrancy of the people so you experience that it is truly \u2018Better in The Bahamas.\u2019\n<br>\n <br>\nJoin us\u2014the team of the NHIA, The UWI-HEU team, and other local and visiting participants\u2014for what promises to be a productive, rewarding, and exciting 16th Health Financing Conference in The Bahamas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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