William Wells: International Public Health Consulting
My primary interests include access to new TB drugs, and health sector strengthening in developing countries, in particular via improvements in HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health programming. I have experience in preparing technical guidance documents (for WHO), proposals (for Global Fund and others), and evaluations.
I am currently Director, Market Access, at the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development. In this work I analyze policy options, conduct multi-country studies (to determine the readiness of health systems for regimen change) and engage stakeholders with the aim of ensuring successful adoption, availability, and affordability of new TB drugs. The TB Alliance works with a wide range of partners to accelerate the development of new, shorter and more effective drug regimens for tuberculosis.
See recent publications on access strategies, the TB drug market, and stakeholder preferences for new TB drug regimens.
Freelance Evaluation, Research, and Writing in International Public Health
Click to read further details about assignments with the following clients:
World Health Organization, Papua New Guinea Country Office
World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO/WPRO)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Cambodia
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sudan
World Health Organization (WHO) Cambodia
Family Health International (FHI) Cambodia
CARE Cambodia
International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA)
World Health Organization, Papua New Guinea Country Office
- Jan-Feb 2010; Consultancy, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Coordinated development of a Continuity of Services (CoS) application to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, in cooperation Papua New Guinea's CCM and national HIV/AIDS program. After the conclusion of Round 4 funding, CoS will provide funding for continued treatment of 7,000 individuals already on antiretroviral drugs.
World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO/WPRO)
- December 2008; Consultancy, Manila, Philippines
Evaluated WHO's regional involvement with Global Fund activities, resulting in a published policy document.
- May-June 2007; Consultancy, Manila, Philippines, and Guilin, China
Drafted an Asia-Pacific Operational Framework for Linking STI/HIV Services with Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health. Moderated multi-regional consultation (including participants from country Ministries of Health, WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA) and incorporated feedback to complete final document.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Cambodia
- Mar-May 2007; Consultancy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Coordinated development of the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) subcomponent of Cambodia's successful application for Round 7 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. This included overseeing the procedure for selection of subrecipients, working with subrecipients to ensure a unified programmatic focus and budgeting and M&E process, writing the proposal text, and collaborating with the Ministry of Social Affairs to identify their priorities and develop their proposal.
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
- April-June 2006; Consultancy, New York, USA
Wrote 30-page advocacy paper explaining the need for more prevention programs in Asia for men who have sex with men (MSM). CD copies of the report were distributed to all registrants at the 2006 Toronto AIDS meeting (see also my news feature from the meeting).
- Mar-Aug 2005; Consultancy, New York, USA and Kobe, Japan
Wrote successful grant application for International Epidemiologic Database to Evaluate AIDS, including a 35-page research plan and multi-million dollar budget. The grant tied together amfAR's TREAT Asia sites with sites and epidemiologists in Australia.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sudan
- Dec 2005-Apr 2006; Group Consultancy, New York, USA, and Khartoum, Sudan
Population and Reproductive Health Assessment for UN country team. Group student project.
World Health Organization (WHO) Cambodia
- Nov 2005-Feb 2006; Consultancy, New York, USA, and Phnom Penh and provincial sites, Cambodia
Assessment of the positive and negative spillover effects of HIV programs (specifically, the Continuum of Care (CoC)) on the rest of the healthcare system in Cambodia. The CoC links together multiple aspects and providers of HIV care.
- June-Aug 2005; Internship, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Evaluated the priorities of WHO Cambodia via interviews with all senior staff. Used this information to write an advocacy and fund-raising document, 'Country Support, Cambodia', and to help draft the Country Cooperation Strategy.
Family Health International (FHI) Cambodia
- Dec 2005-Jan 2006; Consultancy, New York, USA and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Analyzed data and edited text for FHI's evaluation of its HIV/AIDS prevention program among military personnel.
CARE Cambodia
- June-Aug 2005; Internship, Phnom Penh and provincial sites, Cambodia
Evaluated two of CARE's projects in maternal healthcare and health systems capacity building. One was an alliance between midwives and traditional birth attendants; the second was a rural motherhouse program.
Helped facilitate the planning process, including the use of log frames, for a multi-million dollar USAID application.
International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA)
- Jan-Apr 2005; Volunteer, New York, USA
Wrote policy paper on harm reduction in Vietnam for organization interested in entering this field.
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