Health Systems and Policy

My current work focuses on urban health systems, governance capacities of public and community institutions, and innovation, with an emphasis on primary health care.  My projects adopt a learning health systems approach, grounded in policy deliberations and attentive to local contexts. Past contributions have focused on the health workforce and mixed health systems in LMICs, and I have a broader interest in developing the field of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR).

Chiara’s research focuses on the economic and policy analysis of health system financing and provision, and their implications for health system performance, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Her core research examines the comparative dynamics of the public–private mix in healthcare, employing evidence-based approaches to inform system-level policymaking and to generate new knowledge on the evolving roles of public and private actors within health systems.

My research explores the health impacts and resource requirements of alternative models of health service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular focus on services delivered to pregnant people and newborns. I explore this area using context-specific and data-driven individual-based simulation models. I have particular interest in how best to integrate existing vertical service delivery and how to effectively engage policymakers in model development and validation.

Qian holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics and has comprehensive experience applying advanced statistical modelling and mixed-methods approaches in health services research. Her research interests focus on global mental health, healthy ageing, health and social care, digital health, climate change and health.

Johann is a philosopher and political theorist, specialising in health ethics, using the tools of analytic philosophy to investigate theoretical and practical ethical problems in health and health policy. Johann’s research focuses on the ethics of queues and waiting lists, the ethics of AI in healthcare, and theories of health equity and global health justice.

Private sector engagement in health and pharmaceutical systems: advancing the role of strategic planning, marketing, and leadership in shaping resilient and adaptive health markets, particularly across MENA contexts. This includes work on cross-sectoral partnerships, supply chain and logistics optimisation, and the interface between pharmaceutical and consumer health markets in improving access to medicines and health-related products in disadvantaged communities. 

I study how/which innovation can improve public goods delivery like education and healthcare at the grassroots, especially for those who are economically disadvantaged, socially underrepresented, and historically stigmatised. I have a special interest in how atypical people and groups at the fringes are often the principal agents of innovation and social progress today and in history. 

I research how health systems and a primary health care approach can be reimagined through equity, collaboration, and evidence-based policy. My work spans capacity strengthening partnerships, educational innovation, and feminist approaches to leadership and growth.

Shehla's research focuses on advancing public-private partnerships for healthcare delivery in LMICs, with an emphasis on socially converged, policy-coherent, and financially resilient models. She explores the relational interface, motivations, contracting, and governance of the private sector, alongside development aid, national stewardship, and digital innovations that enhance primary healthcare in underserved areas.

Yuxi's current research interests focus on the impacts of health-related misinformation and disinformation on the utilisation of health services, and on the development of human-centred interventions—including the use of AI technologies—to combat the "infodemic." She also leads an international network conducting a global scoping review of policies and evaluations of integrated care reforms for patients with non-communicable diseases.

Madhurima's interest is in the critical analysis of health policies, health inequalities, commercialisation of health care, medical industrial complex in health systems and continuity in health and social care. She also has an interest in comparative health systems and has focused on low and middle income countries (LMICs) as well as China extensively.

Miriam is a global health physician, researcher and policy expert whose work focuses on the organisation and governance of inclusive health systems, with a particular focus on refugees and migrants, using mixed-methods approaches to generate policy-relevant evidence. She has led major global initiatives, including the development of the World Health Organization’s first Global Research Agenda on Health, Migration and Displacement.