Economist working at intersections of global health, macroeconomics, and public finance. Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Global Development, and UCL
Oxford, England
Joined June 2018
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Practice on time horizons in global health inconsistent, causing variation in results on cost-effectiveness. Adopting longer policy periods returns weak guidance on current interventions. More differentiated approach needed. academic.oup.com/heapol/adva… @RifatAtun @CGDev @UCLIGHE
Discount rate of 3 percent applied in global health is out of line with economic context of low- and middle-income countries, where higher rates would be appropriate. Gap causes bias in cost-effectiveness analysis. cgdev.org/blog/setting-disco… @RifatAtun @CGDev @uclighe
Thank you to @UK_HESG and @HEG_UEA for an excellent meeting. No thanks to UEA for appalling hygiene on campus - bedbug infestation! @uniofeastanglia @UEAConf
"Greying of AIDS" => overall burden of #NCDs accelerates, and #HIV among NCD population rises, while headline HIV prevalence falls. #botswana jogh.org/documents/issue2019… @RifatAtun #Globalhealth
