Motivation
Health systems play a central role in driving economic growth by supporting productivity, human capital development, well-being, and resilience. However, constraints to the delivery and adoption of health services—including reproductive health, mental health, and the treatment of communicable and non-communicable disease—can greatly undermine the effectiveness of these systems. CEGA’s interdisciplinary community of practice—including psychologists, economists, public health researchers, implementers, governments and private sector partners— examines both demand- and supply-side health sector challenges to inspire more cost-effective, high-impact health policies in low-income countries. The Health & Psychology portfolio provides catalytic funding to measure outcomes of health programming (especially behavioral health programming) in the Global South, synthesizes research findings, and develops partnerships with decision-makers to ensure that policies are informed by evidence and effective programs are scaled.
