IHACPA Conference 2025

Dr Sarah Louise Barber is a health economist and policy specialist. She holds a doctorate and post-doctorate qualifications from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, focusing on economic evaluation. Before becoming Director of the Centre, she worked on strategic policy issues with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific, Southeast Asian, and African regions.

Before working with WHO, Dr Barber carried out evaluation research at the University of California Berkeley’s Institute of Business and Economic Research, and the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico. Her current research focuses on financing long-term care. Over the past 25 years, she has published widely on diverse topics in health economics and policy analysis, including conditional cash transfers, purchasing health and long-term care services, human resources, payment reforms, quality of care and fiscal policies.