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About Y-Ling Chi

I am a health economist working in global health and currently based at the Center for Global Development working with the Global Health and Development Group and the International Decision Support Initiative. I have experience working in many global institutions (among others World Bank, Global Fund, OECD) on issues around health financing, provider payment and the use of economic evaluation to inform health policies. I am a super keen follower of all global health news, in general. At CGD, I currently support the HIV programmes in Kenya on a project to evaluate differentiated care models (and a Quality Improvement programme) for anti-retroviral therapy, conducted with the the National AIDS and STI Control Program and the National AIDS Control Council and the Global Fund to Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria and UNITAID. I also work on the convergence between vertical disease programs and UHC, as well as with the Joint Learning Network on systematic priority setting.

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EDUCATION

PhD in Public Health
University of Oxford
September 2012 to September 2016
Oxford, United Kingdom
My PhD dissertation was on the impoverishing effects of health shocks in China (using a longitudinal household survey of 30,000 participants). I explored the impact on income, labour force transitions within the household and coping strategies following the onset of an unexpected health event (health shock).

Bachelor and Masters Degree in Economics
Sciences-Po Paris
September 2005 to September 2010
Paris, France
I hold a degree in political science and economics. My masters degree focused on return intentions in migrant workers in China, based on qualitative interviews and data analysis.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Policy Analyst
Center for Global Development
November 2019 to Present
London, United Kingdom

Technical Advisor
Imperial College London
September 2017 to Present
London, United Kingdom
• Co-investigator of the study ‘Evaluation Of The Quality Improvement Support To Differentiated Care Models For Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Kenya’ (contribution to study design and leading on the data collection materials, including patient and health provider surveys, as well as costing tools) • Technical Support to countries working on Health Benefits Package Design and Health Technology Assessment

Consultant
Global Financing Facility, World Bank
June 2016 to September 2017
London, United Kingdom
• Supporting role in health financing to the Global Financing Facility, specifically on data analysis, domestic resource mobilization and efficiency • Worked with the government of Cameroon on an analysis of allocative efficiency in current spending decisions and potential domestic resource mobilization options to support UHC

Policy Analyst
OECD
January 2010 to December 2012
Paris, France
• Co-edited a large review work of provider payment mechanisms and Performance Based Financing (with a large focus on pay-for-performance programs) for a joint OECD/World Bank/European Observatory project • Worked on healthcare quality assessments in Korea and Israel

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