The Unchecked Power of the Purse: How Global Health Financing Sustains Inequity

Dr. Bernice Dahn has over 20 years of experience as a public health physician, policy-maker, administrator, and educator. During her time as Minister of Health of the Republic of Liberia (2015-2018) and eight-year tenure as Chief Medical Officer / Deputy Minister for Health Services, Dr. Dahn led the re-establishment of the Ministry of Health and the rebuilding of Liberia’s post-conflict health care delivery system. She also coordinated the country’s national response to the 2014-15 Ebola epidemic and led efforts to restore routine service delivery in the wake of the outbreak.

In this talk, Dr. Dahn will draw from these experiences to discuss the politics and inequities of global health financing, challenges in managing donor funds effectively, and her longtime advocacy for mutual transparency and accountability in aid and development relationships.

The free event is open to the general public. A reception will follow the talk.

Organized by the Yale College Global Health Studies Program and the Yale Global Health Justice Partnership

Co-sponsors include: Yale School of Public Health; the Yale Equity Research and Innovation Center; and the Yale School of Medicine Department of Medicine Office of Global Health; Schell Center for International Human Rights