Dr. Ghanshyam Gautam is a Health Economist possessing more than 20 years of experience in health policy and systems reform, social protection, evidence-based planning and capacity development. His key areas of expertise include policy and strategic reform, health systems strengthening, health financing and universal health coverage, social protection, system and policy research. He currently holds the position of Lead- Health Economics, Systems and Social Protection at HERD International and has been contributing to different projects being implemented in collaboration with multiple institutions. In 2023, he has been elected as Secretary of Nepal Health Economics Association.
Throughout his career, he has provided technical assistance to government entities, international organizations, bilateral and multilateral agencies and national organizations in the areas of health policy and strategy, health financing, universal health coverage, social protection and resource tracking. His career highlights providing embedded technical assistance on health systems reform, policy framework and governance to health ministry in Nepal and internationally, leading the Post-Disaster Need Assessment (PDNA) for health sector and working as a Health Economist and Freelance Consultant for a wide range of international and national agencies.
In the capacity of the governance advisor, Dr Gautam played an important role in reframing policy and legal framework as well as systems reform in the health sector in Nepal particularly in the context of governance system transitioning to federalism. Similarly, while working with German International Cooperation in Nepal, he engaged in developing regulatory framework, scheme design and implementation procedure for national health insurance and more broadly on policy and strategic reforms for social health protection and improving health systems performance. While working as a Health Economist for a USAID-funded project in Afghanistan, he extended support to the health ministry on health financing reforms, policy processes, strengthening resource tracking and in health systems research.
He also manages the business and partnership portfolio within the organization.
