We invite you to join the Fall 2024 webinar series on health policy analysis in low- and middle-income countries hosted by the Health Systems Program in the Department of International Health. Each webinar will begin with a 10- to 15-minute presentation by the speaker, followed by 30 minutes of open discussion in response to the presentation.
Friday, September 13, 11–11:55 a.m. EDT
Becoming Brokers: Building a Brand in Public Health on the Global Periphery
Joseph Harris, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston University
From universal coverage to essential medicine to health technology assessment and tobacco control, Thailand’s public health policies have received international attention. This talk explores: How and why has the country been able to generate model public health policy models so consistently? What mechanisms have led these models to travel abroad, and more broadly, what has enabled a country on the global periphery to exercise such influence in international affairs?
Friday, October 11, 11–11:55 a.m. EDT
Power within Health Systems in Developing Countries: An Exploration of India's Urban Health System
Baldeep K. Dhaliwal, Doctoral Candidate, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baldeep K. Dhaliwal will present findings from her data collection on India’s urban ASHA program and the role ASHAs have in primary health delivery in urban populations. Her draft manuscript explores the intersection and influence power and politics have in health systems and in setting health priorities. She will present an ethnographic case study from her research that exemplifies this.
Friday, November 8, 11–11:55 a.m. EDT
The Politics of Universal Health Coverage
Carmen Ho, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Everyone talks about the importance of politics in policymaking. But how exactly does politics influence important health policies, like policies that expand affordable health care? This talk explores what we can learn from the experiences of countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Friday, December 13, 11–11:55 a.m. EDT
What are Funders' Roles and Practices in Supporting Equitable Partnerships in Global Health Research?
Prakriti Shrestha, Doctoral Candidate, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
This talk examines selected funders’ publicly disseminated strategies and practices for advancing partnership equity and how they compare to available externally articulated partnership equity normative standards.
