Director: Sarah Louise Barber
Dr Sarah Louise Barber is a health economist and policy specialist
The World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Health Development (the "WHO Kobe Centre"), was established in Kobe, Japan in 1995 by the WHO Executive Board as a global research centre. The Centre is part of WHO's Headquarters.
The WHO Kobe Centre is a global research centre focusing on health systems responses to service delivery, sustainable financing, innovations, and metrics and measurement to accelerate Universal Health Coverage in the context of population ageing, and health emergencies and disaster risk management.
Team members
The quality of WKC's staff is its major asset in implementing and managing quality research and carrying out policy analysis.
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee for WKC (ACWKC) is appointed by the WHO Director-General (DG) to represent WHO’s six regions, the host country, local community, and donor group.
Scientific Working Group
The Scientific Working Group provides expert advice on WKC's research.