The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Czech Republic and leading academic institutions, including the Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University, signed a cooperation agreement on March 11, 2025. The goal is to address urgent challenges in Czech public healthcare and strengthen collaboration in modernizing the healthcare system and education.
Overburdened doctors and nurses, a system that demands increasing funding while lacking efficiency, a lag in digitalization, and the looming reality of an aging population that will only exacerbate these challenges—these are the pressing issues facing healthcare today. A team of experts, including Jakub Hlávka, head of the Health Economics, Policy, and Innovation Institute (HEPII) at Masaryk University, is working to address these concerns. The key? Training professionals who can bridge the gaps between healthcare, economics, data analysis, law, and communication. This is precisely the goal of the new Applied Health Economics Master’s Program, set to launch in the fall of 2025.
