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Ahwaz Akhtar
Health Economist and Postdoctoral Researcher at George Washington University
About
Ahwaz Akhtar is a health economist and Postdoctoral Researcher at George Washington University, where he completed his PhD in Health Economics in 2026. His work uses cost-effectiveness analysis and causal inference to help health systems in low- and middle-income countries decide where to spend limited budgets. He built costing models for primary care and global surgery packages under the Disease Control Priorities project (DCP-3). As a Graduate Fellow with the World Bank's Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund, he evaluates health insurance and strategic purchasing reforms in low and middle income countries. His work has appeared in Nature, Health Affairs and BMJ Open.
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