1.1 Overcoming Sectoral Analysis

Dr. Akiko Maeda is a health economist with 25 years of experience in international development. She has held various technical and managerial positions at the World Bank, OECD, Asian Development Bank, UNICEF and UNDP, and was involved with policy analyses and investment programs on a wide range of topics, including: girls’ literacy and immunization in low income countries such as Yemen and Cambodia; health insurance regulation and fiscal policy analysis in middle income countries such as Egyp...

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