April Harding
ExpertiseHealth systems analysis and development; governance; private health sector InitiativeGlobal Health Policy Research NetworkEducationPh.D. University of Pennsylvania; B.A. University of Kentucky BackgroundApril Harding is an economist and health systems specialist who joined CGD from the Human Development department in the Latin America and Caribbean region of the World Bank. For the past 8 years she's been leading the Bank's work related to public policy toward the private health sector. April also has worked a great deal on hospital reform and governance of health services in developing and transition countries. Before she shifted her focus to health systems, April worked for 7 years on private sector development and privatization in transition economies. This work included advice and technical assistance to governments in more than 13 countries, including advising the Polish and Russian governments on privatization in the early 1990s. Prior to her work at the World Bank, April was a Research Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. During her time at CGD, April will be writing a book on how policy toward the private health sector can be improved to enhance the private sector contribution to public policy goals.
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