Julia Mensah is an Extended Term Consultant in the World Bank Institute's Health Systems Practice. In this capacity she provides technical support to multistakeholder coalitions in East Africa, working collaboratively to enhance transparency and accountability in pharmaceutical procurement and supply chain management. She is also supporting evolving projects in the Middle East and North Africa region, where WBI is scaling up its engagement with state and non-state actors in an effort to improve transparency, accountability and citizen participation in the design and delivery of healthcare. She has a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.