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Mr

Francis Ruiz

Senior Policy Advisor

Global Health and Development

BIO

I am a Senior Policy Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Since 2001, my work has focused on health economics and Health Technology Assessment (and related disciplines), with over 10 years experience working at a national government agency in the UK (NICE) responsible for coverage decisions and providing guidance to the British health care system.

My work since 2010 has been on supporting the institutionalization of evidence informed priority setting in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs), mostly as part of the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) which has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) since 2013. My activities have focused on the coordination and delivery of technical assistance activities with government partners in LMIC settings. While I have most recently been supporting capacity strengthening and strategic development of HTA in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ghana, Rwanda and Nigeria, I have also worked in South-East Asia (China and Philippines) in helping build institutional structures for evidence-informed priority setting. I have also supported the development of global public goods (knowledge products) drawing on these experiences.

Future research work includes the appropriate consideration of environmental impacts and climate change within an evidence informed priority setting process such as HTA, with a specific focus on waterborne diseases.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Senior Policy Fellow
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Global Health and Development, London, United Kingdom18 Jun 2021 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Adviser (Health Economics)
    Imperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation, London, United Kingdom16 Sep 2016 - 17 Jun 2021
  • Senior Adviser (Health Economics)
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NICE International, London, United Kingdom1 Jun 2010 - 15 Sep 2016
  • Technical Adviser (Health Economics)
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Clinical Guidelines, London, United Kingdom1 Aug 2006 - 31 May 2010
  • Health Technology Analyst
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Technology Appraisals, London, United Kingdom1 Jul 2003 - 31 Jul 2006
  • Health Economist
    Catalyst Health Economics Consultants Ltd, Northwood, United Kingdom1 Jul 2001 - 30 Jun 2003
  • Clinical Data Manager
    Self employed, United Kingdom1 Jul 2000 - 30 Jun 2001
  • Clinical Data Manager
    Novartis (United Kingdom), Medical Data Management, Horsham, United Kingdom1 Jul 1996 - 30 Jun 2000

DEGREES

  • Masters (Health Policy, Planning and Financing)
    University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 1999 - 30 Jun 2001
  • Postgraduate diploma (Psychology)
    Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, United Kingdom1 Sep 1994 - 30 Jul 1995
  • BSc Hons (Physiology)
    University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom1 Oct 1989 - 31 Jul 1993

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Research ethics e-learning course
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom22 Jan 2024 - present
    Modules that included History of Research Ethics, Fundamental principles, responsibilities of ethics committees, privacy and confidentiality

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish; Castilian
    Can read and understand

RESEARCH CENTRES

  • Global Health Economics Centre

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • China
  • Ghana
  • Philippines
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)
  • Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)
  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES