Dr. Okore Okorafor
M&E, Program Reviews and Health Equity analysis
Dr. Okore Okorafor, based in South Africa holds a PhD in Health Economics, MSocSci Health Economics, and a BSc Economics. He is a health economist with more than 20 years of international experience working in a variety of institutions including academia, private sector and international development organizations. He has extensive experience in health system strengthening and health financing, especially in low- and middle-income country contexts. His key areas of expertise and interest include, but are not limited to the following:
• Health financing strategy and policy development
• Domestic resource mobilization
• Inter-governmental fiscal relations
• Analysis of equity in health financing
• Strategic purchasing of health care (reforms in provider payment mechanisms)
• Survey data and econometric analysis
• Private sector engagement in health
• Costing analysis
• Design and delivery of training courses in health financing