Patricio V. Marquez
Lead Health Specialist, World Bank Africa Region
Patricio V. Marquez is a World Bank Lead Health Specialist and Cluster Leader for the countries in the southern Africa subregion. Until recently he worked in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, assisting countries in designing and implementing health system reform and disease-specific projects. He has authored reports on road safety in ECA, the demographic and health crisis in Russia, health system challenges in Russia, and blood transfusion systems and the spread of HIV in Central Asia. He also co-authored a recent report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China, and a policy note on NCDs and road traffic injuries in Cambodia. He helped prepare the $1 billion Global Avian Influenza Preparedness and Control Framework Program in 2006, and the $1.2 billion Global Food Response Facility in 2008. He also has prepared and managed health, science and technology, and HIV/AIDS prevention and control projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. He pursued his graduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
- 04/17/13 Bird Flu and Public Health Systems: Lessons of History
- 04/05/13 Back from the Cold: Russia Confronts Tobacco
- 04/01/13 Bikes, Cities and Health: A Good Combination
- 03/21/13 Stopping the Carnage on the Roads: a Multisectoral Challenge
- 03/11/13 Non-Communicable Diseases and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- 02/06/13 Institutions and Systems Matter for Health and Social Development
- 01/22/13 Healthier Workplaces = Healthy Profits
- 12/20/12 How does Africa fare? Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study
- 11/27/12 Cervical Cancer Undermines Gender Equality in Africa
- 11/14/12 Can improved health conditions contribute to long-term economic growth?
- 10/22/12 How can we improve access and get more value from drug expenditures in Africa?
- 09/18/12 Sub-Saharan Africa: How can we avoid the disease silos trap?
- 09/03/12 “Death on Wheels” in sub-Saharan Africa: How to prevent it?
- 07/25/12 AIDS 2012: Science and the future of AIDS
- 07/24/12 HIV/AIDS: Reflecting on the Caribbean’s call to action and other turning points
- 07/16/12 Health information systems in developing countries: Star Wars or reality?
- 07/10/12 Ending the Communicable and Non-communicable Disease Divide in Africa
- 06/21/12 Intersectoral work for health: Mirage or oasis?
- 05/30/12 Thou shall not die: Reducing maternal deaths in sub-Sahara Africa
- 05/21/12 Circumcision and smoking bans: Can policies nudge people toward healthy behaviors?
- 05/15/12 Tobacco Kills: So what to do in Africa?
- 03/21/12 Receta para una buena salud: Agua potable y saneamiento
- 03/21/12 A recipe for good health: safe water and sanitation
- 03/05/12 Taking the pulse: The evolving health public-private partnership in Lesotho
- 03/05/12 Are all medical procedures, drugs good for the patient?
- Thanks for your observations.
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- Re: road injuries
- Re: medical education
- Re: Medical Education
- Re: Medical Education
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- Observations
- New study on how to promote rational use of drugs
- New grant by Gates Foundation to reduce MM in Ghana
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- Including all actors or stakeholders
- In full agreement - NCDs
- Contagian should be required "watching"
- Comment on unnecessary treatment and systems
- By focusing on the “leakage”