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This Expert's name is Vergil de Claro, MPM

This Expert's occupation is Policy and Health Systems Consultant
This Expert's location is Antwerp, Belgium
This Expert's nationality is Filipino

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Snapshot

Experience

15+ years

Languages

English

Countries of Work

Philippines

Areas of Expertise

  • Process facilitation
  • Training
  • Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
  • Financing for PHC and community health (preventive, promotive, and curative care
  • Health coverage schemes
  • Pooling of funds
  • Provider payment
  • Strategic health purchasing
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategy development
  • Dissemination and knowledge brokering
  • Equity analysis
  • Policy analysis
  • Problems and priorities assessment
  • Licensing and accreditation
  • Facilitating stakeholder dialgoue

Professional Experience

  • RTI International

    Apr 2019 - Present
    Served in various capacity as Health Financing Advisor, Policy and Health Systems Senior Advisor and currently Health Systems Strengthening and UHC Consultant. Provides technical advisory on HSS interventions aimed at improving the capacity of national, regional and local health and non-health stakeholders to effectively sustain implementation of high-impact family planning/maternal and neonatal health services within the broader context of attaining UHC.

  • Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

    Jun 2003 - Jan 2019
    Provided overall technical support to management on decision-making process; Managed the development of medium-term and annual corporate strategic plans; Provided technical oversight to policy development and health policy and systems research functions.

Education

  • Heidelberg University

    Graduated 2016
    Advance Studies in International Social Protection

  • University of the Philippines Open University

    Graduated 2014
    Master of Public Management - Public Policy and Program Administration

  • University of the Philippines

    Graduated 2001
    Bachelor of Business Administration - Management

Publications

  • Community engagement for COVID-19 prevention and control: A rapid evidence synthesis

    Published Aug 2020 View publication

  • Strategic Purchasing: lessons from four country assessments in Burkina Faso, Colombia, Karnataka (In

    Published Feb 2018 View publication

  • Using data analytics to monitor health provider payment systems: A toolkit for countries working tow

    Published Apr 2017 View publication

Affiliations

Health Systems Global
RTI International

Areas of Expertise

  • Process facilitation
  • Training
  • Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
  • Financing for PHC and community health (preventive, promotive, and curative care
  • Health coverage schemes
  • Pooling of funds
  • Provider payment
  • Strategic health purchasing
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategy development
  • Dissemination and knowledge brokering
  • Equity analysis
  • Policy analysis
  • Problems and priorities assessment
  • Licensing and accreditation
  • Facilitating stakeholder dialgoue

Affiliations

Health Systems Global
RTI International