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This Expert's name is Dr. OSCAR BERNAL, PhD

This Expert's occupation is Medical doctor
This Expert's location is Washington DC, United States of America

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Snapshot

Experience

10+ years

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Countries of Work

Bolivia, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Myanmar, Panama, Spain, Sudan, Venezuela

Areas of Expertise

  • Health coverage schemes
  • Provider payment
  • Data reporting and analysis
  • Health management information systems
  • Health-related surveys
  • Public sector innovation adaptation and integration
  • Equity analysis
  • Policy analysis
  • Root cause analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Community health services
  • Health management
  • PHC

Professional Experience

  • World Bank

    Jul 2021 - Present
    - Senior Health Systems Consultant Washington, D.C.

  • University of Andes

    Jan 2009 - Present
    Founded Master of Public Health program. Consulted on health policy and health system reform, including financial reform to Minister of Health, World Bank, OECD and PAHO/WHO
    Co-editor of “Health in Colombia: Achievements, Challenges and Recommendations”. Co-PI with the University of York “War and Peace: The Health and Health System Consequences of Conflict in Colombia.” Funded by Welcome trust for USD 1.2 million.

  • Pan American Health Organization

    Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
    Adviser on MDR-TB programs (covering Venezuela, Peru, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador)

Education

  • Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

    Graduated 2006
    Ph.D. Public Health.

  • Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Graduated 1998
    Master of Public Health, International Health

  • Universidad de Antioquia

    Graduated 1989
    M.D. Medicine and General Surgery

Publications

  • Complex correlates of Colombia's COVID-19 surge

    Published Sep 2021 View publication

  • Situational Analysis and Expert Evaluation of the 1000 Days: Nutritional and Health Status in 4 Coun

    Published Feb 2016 View publication

  • Colombia’s response to healthcare crisis

    Published Mar 2012 View publication

Areas of Expertise

  • Health coverage schemes
  • Provider payment
  • Data reporting and analysis
  • Health management information systems
  • Health-related surveys
  • Public sector innovation adaptation and integration
  • Equity analysis
  • Policy analysis
  • Root cause analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Community health services
  • Health management
  • PHC