RSPH Faculty

I began my career in Global Health as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  I have been hooked on the intersection of public health, economics and ethics ever since. My specialty is Global Health care financing and health policy, with a particular interest in financing for preventive and public health services and strengthening health systems.  Sub-Saharan Africa is a favorite focus of mine, but I’ve worked in more than 30 countries over the years.  My current work is with the Carter Center, the World Bank, the World Health Organization and the Gates Foundation on projects related to the ethics and economics of resource allocation for public health priorities and strengthening of health systems.  I direct the Global Field Experience Program and the Foege Fellows as well as the Peace Corps Masters International Program

Economic impact of nationwide scale up of malaria interventions in Zambia - this project is funded by the Gates Foundation to PATH, a Seattle based NGO, to scale up a cost-effective package of malaria interventions nationwide in Zambia.  Malaria exacts a significant economic burden in Zambia, both to the health system and to households, in addition to the mortality and morbidity burdens.   With the nationwide scale up of preventive and treatment interventions, it is important to assess both the health impacts as well as the economic impacts. 

Integration of neglected disease interventions in Nigeria - this project, funded by the Gates Foundation to the Carter Center is to implement an integrated package of preventive strategies for five neglected diseases, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, schistomiasis and soil transmitted helminths.  We want to assess whether there are health systems efficiencies to be gained in integration and whether there are cost savings to the system. 

African Religious Health Assets Programme - this is a collaborative effort between scholars and practitioners in southern Africa and at Emory.  ARHAP seeks to develop a systematic knowledge base of religious health assets (RHAs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to align and enhance the work of religious health leaders, public policy decision-makers and other health workers in their collaborative efforts to meet the challenge of disease such as HIV/AIDS, and to promote sustainable health, especially for those who live in poverty or under marginal conditions.   See website arhap.uct.ac.za for more information.