Wameq Raza is an economist with experience in analytical work, program design and implementation with a focus on health and social protection issues Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. He is working as a Health Specialist in the Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice (GP) and formerly a Poverty Economist with the Poverty and Equity GP in Bangladesh. He has a Masters in Development Economics from University of Sussex and a PhD in Health Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published scholarly articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Health Economics, Health Economics and Economic Development and Cultural Change.