Expertise in: Health Economics, Health Equity & Health Systems

Dr Ravi Rannan-Eliya is the Executive Director of the Institute for Health Policy, Sri Lanka. He trained as a physician and in political science at Cambridge before specialising in public health and doing a doctoral degree in health economics at Harvard. He has worked as a researcher and analyst throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including most of South Asia, focusing on health equity, health systems, financing, and the emerging challenges of aging and NCDs. His recent work includes directing the only regular public opinion poll in Sri Lanka and serving on the Chatham House UHC Commission.