Research Professor

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Additional Positions at AU: Accountability Research Center
Degrees: •PhD, Measuring and monitoring equity of resource allocation in decentralised settings: research in Guatemala, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK (2006)
•Master of Community Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool (1997)
•BA, Psychology, California State University, Chico, USA (1992)
Languages Spoken: Spanish
English
Portuguese
Bio: •Social scientist with more than 25 years of experience in health systems strengthening; health equity; the right to health; and the transparent, democratic and accountable governance of public policies
•Professional experience in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America
•Founder and past director of the Centro de Estudios para la Equidad y Gobernanza en Sistemas de Salud (CEGSS, Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems), Guatemala, an action-research organization working to improve access to healthcare services for indigenous and other marginalized populations
•Expert advisor to World Health Organization and Pan-American Health Organization

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