HFACT Annual Conference – Sao Paulo, Brazil 2026
On June 24th, HFACT partners and colleagues travelled to sunny São Paulo, Brazil, for our 2026 Annual Meeting. Over three days at the Radisson Hotel Paulista, researchers, institutional partners, and policymakers got together to advance the conversation on health financing, equity, and how we can use evidence to build better health systems. Day 1: Legacy…
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Urban Health in India: Equity, Financing and Governance | May 22 2026
The Institute for Economic Growth (IEG) and the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), with support from NIHR, brought together researchers & policymakers to discuss the most pressing questions in urban healthcare at the India Habitat Centre on 22 May 2026. At the conference, researchers, policymakers, public health practitioners, and development experts came together…
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HFACT Advisory Board Meeting 2026
The HFACT Advisory Board Meeting was held on the 21-22 of April 2026. This was an opportunity to bring members of the Advisory Board, country teams, and partners together to discuss and reflect on HFACT’s progress. On the first day of the meeting, teams presented published and ongoing work from India, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa,…
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Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) Orientation Visit to IEG India
On August 20th 2025, second-year Masters of Public Health (MPH) students visited the IEG department along with their lead faculty, Samik Chowdhury. It was a successful event with an overview of IEG, the Health Policy Research Unit (HPRU) and HFACT. The IEG team shared examples of ongoing HFACT work and a junior researcher provided personal…
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iHEA 2025 Congress
On July 19-23, HFACT partners and colleagues attended the biennial International Health Economics Association (iHEA) congress in Bali, Indonesia. Six individual abstracts from various partners (CHE, PRICELESS, IEPS, Fipe) were accepted and presented to audiences ranging from 15 to 80 people. The CHEPS team delivered three organised sessions with varied themes including the financial burden…
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Mayur Trivedi Visit to Meghalaya
In May 2025, Professor Mayur Trivedi from the IEG team visited the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) Shillong in Meghalaya to conduct a workshop on health economics for students. The workshop was very successful and highly appreciated by the participants. During the trip, he along with key team members from IIPH Shillong including the Director,…
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