Robert Hecht, PhD
Professor in the Practice (Microbial Diseases)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Professor in the Practice (Microbial Diseases)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Dr. Hecht joined Yale College faculty in 2014 as a lecturer at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he continues to teach a senior global health capstone course. In 2017, Dr. Hecht was appointed as a clinical professor at the Yale School of Public Health and has since instructed a course for second-year MPH students on improving health reform and health system management, organization, and financing in low and middle-income countries.
Concurrently, Dr. Robert Hecht is the President of Pharos Global Health Advisors. He has more than 30 years of experience in global health, nutrition and development, in senior management positions with the World Bank, UNAIDS, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and Results for Development. Rob is a widely recognized thought leader and policy analyst with a strong track record of advice to top decision makers and dozens of publications related to immunization, HIV, health financing, health sector reform, and nutrition.
Departments & Organizations
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD)
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale School of Public Health - NEW
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
Education & Training
- PhD
- Cambridge University (1981)
- BA
- Yale University (1976)
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HIV/AIDS; Health Policy; Infectious Diseases; Substance Use, Addiction; Vaccines; Global Health; Health Care Financing
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Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Robert Hecht's research output by year.
45Publications
868Citations
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2024
Cost- effectiveness of a simplified acute malnutrition program: a secondary analysis of the OptiMA randomized clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Resch S, Sato R, Phelan K, Cazes C, Ombotimbe A, Hubert V, Boubacar H, Bozama L, Sakubu G, Tshiala B, Tusuku T, Alitanou R, Kouamé A, Yao C, Gabillard D, Kinda M, Becquet R, Shepherd S, Hecht R. Cost- effectiveness of a simplified acute malnutrition program: a secondary analysis of the OptiMA randomized clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health Policy And Planning 2024, czae106. PMID: 39513752, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czae106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-upper arm circumferenceIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute malnutritionTreatment successReady-to-use supplementary foodFixed dose regimenRandomized clinical trialsCost-effectiveness ratioSecondary analysisChildren aged 6Tapering doseNo significant differenceArm circumferenceClinical trialsModerate casesMalnutrition programsCost-effectiveness analysisTherapeutic foodMean costStandard careAged 6Significant differenceStatistical differenceStandard groupRUTF
2022
Tanzania HIV Investment Case (IC) 2.0: Using modeling to explore optimization under severe resource constraints
Hiebert L, Resch S, Schutte C, Turay M, Zekeng L, Matiku S, Semini I, Stover J, Forsythe S, Hecht R. Tanzania HIV Investment Case (IC) 2.0: Using modeling to explore optimization under severe resource constraints. Journal Of Global Health Reports 2022, 5 DOI: 10.29392/001c.30063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2019
Responsible Resource Allocation, Public Health Stewardship, and Ethics
Hecht R, Arias D, Krubiner C. Responsible Resource Allocation, Public Health Stewardship, and Ethics. 2019, 829-841. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190245191.013.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPublic health ethics frameworkIntersection of ethicsResponsible resource allocationEthical decisionEthics frameworkEthical challengesRelevant considerationsTerm stewardshipHealth stewardshipEthicsPolitical processGood stewardshipCloser lookProcedural justiceStewardshipPublic healthGovernanceJusticeDecisionsChapterNormsConsiderationNegative consequencesTechnical processesExplores
2018
The investment case for hepatitis B and C in South Africa: adaptation and innovation in policy analysis for disease program scale-up
Hecht R, Hiebert L, Spearman WC, Sonderup MW, Guthrie T, Hallett TB, Nayagam S, Razavi H, Soe-Lin S, Vilakazi-Nhlapo K, Pillay Y, Resch S. The investment case for hepatitis B and C in South Africa: adaptation and innovation in policy analysis for disease program scale-up. Health Policy And Planning 2018, 33: 528-538. PMID: 29529282, PMCID: PMC5894072, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMorocco investment case for hepatitis C: using analysis to drive the translation of political commitment to action
Hecht R, Kaddar M, Resch S, El Kaim J, Perfect C, Sodqi M, Himmich H, Hiebert L. Morocco investment case for hepatitis C: using analysis to drive the translation of political commitment to action. Journal Of Global Health Reports 2018, 3 DOI: 10.29392/joghr.3.e2019011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsTransitioning financial responsibility for health programs from external donors to developing countries: Key issues and recommendations for policy and research
Resch S, Hecht R. Transitioning financial responsibility for health programs from external donors to developing countries: Key issues and recommendations for policy and research. Journal Of Global Health 2018, 8: 010301. PMID: 29391944, PMCID: PMC5782833, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.08.010301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMorocco investment case for hepatitis C: using analysis to drive the translation of political commitment to action
Hecht R, Kaddar M, Resch S, El Kaim J, Perfect C, Sodqi M, Himmich H, Hiebert L. Morocco investment case for hepatitis C: using analysis to drive the translation of political commitment to action. Journal Of Global Health Reports 2018 DOI: 10.29392//001c.12031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
PrEP for key populations in combination HIV prevention in Nairobi: a mathematical modelling study
Cremin I, McKinnon L, Kimani J, Cherutich P, Gakii G, Muriuki F, Kripke K, Hecht R, Kiragu M, Smith J, Hinsley W, Gelmon L, Hallett TB. PrEP for key populations in combination HIV prevention in Nairobi: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet HIV 2017, 4: e214-e222. PMID: 28233660, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(17)30021-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFemale sex workersMale sex workersKey populationsAntiretroviral therapySex workersHigh-risk female sex workersEarly antiretroviral therapyPre-exposure prophylaxisCombination HIV preventionRisk of infectionSpecific key populationsWider populationPrEP interventionsTherapy retentionHIV incidenceCombination preventionHIV transmissionCondom promotionHIV epidemicHIV preventionIncidence estimatesMathematical modelling studyMale circumcisionPrEPAverage annual spendingReaching the global target to reduce stunting: an investment framework
Shekar M, Kakietek J, D’Alimonte M, Rogers H, Eberwein J, Akuoku J, Pereira A, Soe-Lin S, Hecht R. Reaching the global target to reduce stunting: an investment framework. Health Policy And Planning 2017, 32: 657-668. PMID: 28453717, PMCID: PMC5406759, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFinancial needsBurden-sharing rulesExample of HIVEconomic growthHuman capitalFinancing scenariosNecessary financingChildhood stuntingInvestment frameworkInternational financingCoordinated investmentAdult incomeBudget allocationFinancingSlower cognitive developmentMiddle-income countriesSustainable Development GoalsIncome countriesGlobal nutrition targetsLives Saved ToolDevelopment GoalsBusinessCountriesCurrent financingStrong evidence
2016
Reorienting health aid to meet post-2015 global health challenges: a case study of Sweden as a donor
Yamey G, Sundewall J, Saxenian H, Hecht R, Jordan K, Schäferhoff M, Schrade C, Deleye C, Thomas M, Blanchet N, Summers L, Jamison D. Reorienting health aid to meet post-2015 global health challenges: a case study of Sweden as a donor. Oxford Review Of Economic Policy 2016, 32: 122-146. DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grv024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Global Health Policy Research
ResearchDetails08/01/2010 - PresentDakar, Dakar Region, Senegalactivity Global Health Policy Research
ResearchDetails08/01/2009 - PresentPhnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodiaactivity Global Health Policy Research
ResearchDetails08/01/2004 - PresentCape Town, WC, South Africaactivity Global Health Policy Research
ResearchDetails08/01/2004 - PresentKampala, Central Region, Ugandaactivity Global Health Policy Research
ResearchDetails08/01/2004 - PresentNairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
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- April 18, 2024Source: Yale Daily New
Yale School of Public Health partners with Cambodia to establish health economics training program
- March 05, 2024
YSPH faculty are helping to launch a new health economics program in Cambodia
- November 20, 2023
Awards & Honors Fall 2023
- June 12, 2023
YIGH-Affiliated Faculty Receive MacMillan Awards