Department of Global Health and Population
We teach students how to effectively respond to key health challenges impacting populations around the world through outstanding teaching and research. Our expertise includes health systems and economics, global nutrition, maternal and child health, infectious and non-communicable diseases, and humanitarian studies and population ethics.
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Global Health Week 2025
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, GHP held its annual Global Health Week symposium on “Building Sustainable Health Systems.” Muhamad Chatib Basri, PhD, Chairman, PT Bank Mandiri tbk. and Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, presented the keynote lecture, followed by a panel discussion from international experts and Harvard faculty.
Building Sustainable Health Systems
Keynote Address
“Navigating Fiscal Limits: Building Sustainable Health Systems through Smarter Spending”
Muhamad Chatib Basri, PhD, Chairman, PT Bank Mandiri tbk. and Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia
Panelists
- Agnès Couffinhal, Global Program Lead, Health Financing, World Bank
- Bill Hsiao, K.T. Li Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Joe Kutzin, Senior Fellow, Results for Development; former Coordinator, Health Financing Policy, World Health Organization
- Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Winnie Yip, Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Moderator
Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.