Diana Kizza
Functional Title:
Health Specialist (Economist)
Institution:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Email Address:
dkizza@unicef.org
Phone Number:
+962790440362
Bio
Health Economist driven by work that supports governments undertaking reforms in pursuit of sustainable health financing for universal health coverage.
Country experience working across Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa regions.
Extensive experience managing complex health financing programs at country and regional levels, managing diverse teams undertaking advisory research to design, implement, and strengthen health resourcing through efficiency improvements in public financial management, health insurance policies, strategic health purchasing, and data-driven priority setting. Delivers solutions that must include pathways for sustainability, integration, and funding transitions.
Consistently successful through three key things; impact focused value addition to programming, building collaboration and partnerships, and fostering a mutually respectful and highly productive team environments.
Health Economist driven by work that supports governments undertaking reforms in pursuit of sustainable health financing for universal health coverage.
Country experience working across Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa regions.
Extensive experience managing complex health financing programs at country and regional levels, managing diverse teams undertaking advisory research to design, implement, and strengthen health resourcing through efficiency improvements in public financial management, health insurance policies, strategic health purchasing, and data-driven priority setting. Delivers solutions that must include pathways for sustainability, integration, and funding transitions.
Consistently successful through three key things; impact focused value addition to programming, building collaboration and partnerships, and fostering a mutually respectful and highly productive team environments.
Economic
Years of experience 15+ Years
Social
Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Global Health Diplomacy (Advocacy)
SDGs Expertise:
- Programming
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Masters in Business Administration (MBA) | African Leadership University, School of Business, Rwanda | 2021-03-20 |
| MSc. Health Economics | University of York, UK | 2006-03-10 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Implications of Tariffs for Medical Oxygen on Rwandan Public Hospitals' Finance Management During the Coronavirus Epidemic | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364195874_Financial_Implications_of_Tariffs_for_Medical_Oxygen_on_Rwandan_Public_Hospitals'_Finance_Management_During_the_Coronavirus_Epidemic/citations | Author |
| Mindset Shifts for Ownership of Our National Development: The Case of Domestic Financing in Uganda, Uganda National Academy of Sciences, Nov 2020 | https://unas.org.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Final-Domestic-Financing-in-Uganda-Report-27-November-2020-003.pdf | Co-Author |
| Volume I Aid Predictability – Synthesis of Findings and Good Practices October 2011 Prepared for the DAC Working Party on Aid Effectiveness – Task Team on Transparency and Predictability, 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Nov Busan, Korea | https://www.oecd.org/development/effectiveness/49066202.pdf | Co-Author |
| Routes Countries Can Take to Achieve Full Ownership Of Immunization Programs, Sustainable Financing, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Jan 2016 | https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1067 | Co-Author |
| Creating Sustainable Financing and Support For Immunization Programs In Fifteen Developing Countries, Sustainable Financing, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Jan 2011 | https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0265 | Co-Author |
