Managing Markets for Health: Improving Access to Essential Health Services Through Engagement of the Private Sector

About Barbara OHanlonMark Hellowell

Dr. Mark Hellowell is Director of the Global Health Policy Unit at the University of Edinburgh one of the worlds top 20 universities. Dr. Hellowells work focuses on improving public-private sector engagement in the financing and delivery of health care both in advanced economies and emerging markets. He has authored more than 30 peer reviewed scientific publications mostly on this topic his work featuring in prominent print and broadcast media including The Financial Times The Economist and the BBC. He is former special advisor to the United Kingdom parliaments Treasury Select Committee and has worked with the World Bank DfID and the Global Financing Facility on capacity-building initiatives for key policymakers who seek to mobilise the private health sector in order to accurate their progress towards Universal Health Coverage. He currently works with the World Health Organisation on a project to enhance emergency preparedness and health system resilience capacities in LMICs through public/private coordination now with a focus on LMIC national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Barbara OHanlon is a recognized leader in international health policy design and implementation with over 35 years experience. Ms. OHanlon is a pioneer in the areas of private sector policy reforms public-private dialogue and health public-private partnerships. In the last 15 years she has worked with several African health ministries to conduct private health sector assessments analyze key health markets for private sector opportunities formulate private sector policies and establish health PPP Units. Ms. OHanlon has also supported several African health ministries to engage the private sector using a variety of policy instruments such as policy dialogue contracting and other financial mechanisms and public-private partnerships. She also provides assist African healthcare federations to become viable membership organizations and strengthen their technical capacity to represent the private sector voice in policy design and implementation. As one of the co-authors of the MM4H course Ms. OHanlon has trained health ministry officials from over 15 countries and development partner public health staff in the managing health markets approach. Ms. OHanlons firm consults for a wide range of clients active in global health policy including the World Bank Group UK Aid USAID World Health Organizations among others. Ms. OHanlon has a M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Public Policy at Harvard University.