IHME
November 1, 2010
What to expect
Vision and Mission
Principles
Four Program Areas
Research Teams
Governance, Scale, Funding
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Vision and Mission
Vision:
IHME aspires to make available to the world high quality information on population health and its determinants, and on the performance of health systems. We seek to achieve this directly, by catalyzing the work of others, and by training researchers as well as policy makers.
Mission: Our goal is to improve the health of the world’s populations by providing the best information on population health.
Every Decision-Maker Needs the Answer to Three Questions
1)What are people’s health problems?
2)How well is a society doing in addressing these health problems?
3)What can be done in the future to maximize health improvement?
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What to expect
Vision and Mission
Principles
Four Program Areas
Research Teams
Governance, Scale, Funding
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Principles for how we work
1. Excellence: We will apply the best scientific methods to the challenges of health measurement and evaluation.
2. Relevance: We will measure what is important for population health, not just what is easy to measure.
3. Independence: We will ensure the independence of the Institute and its staff from political influence, policy advocacy, and other conflicting influences.
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Principles for our products
4. Comparability: We will make measurements comparable across time and populations.
5. Comprehensibility: We will make measurements comprehensible by broad audiences including the public, policymakers, health professionals, and researchers.
6. Coherence: We will base our measurements on systematic assessments of available data and objectively portray the uncertainty in measurements.
7. Efficiency: We will seek to use our resources in areas where the Institute can make the greatest contribution.
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Principles for working effectively with the global community8. Transparency: We will foster transparency and accountability by
providing an explicit data audit trail which provides enough detail for results to be replicated by others.
9. Collaboration: We will work with other institutions to make the greatest contribution to the field of health metrics and evaluation.
10. Consultation: We will consult with the global health community to better understand what is important to measure and evaluate and we will consult with those who are affected by an analysis. We recognize that consultation does not necessarily lead to consensus.
11. Dialogue: We will foster an open and constructive debate and dialogue about all aspects of health metrics and evaluation including our own methods and results.
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What to expect
Vision and Mission
Principles
Program Areas, Education and Training, Data Development
Research Teams
Governance, Scale, Funding
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Four Program Areas1) Measuring health including levels, trends and
distribution of diseases, injuries and risk factors. (Measuring Health)
2) Tracking the performance of health systems and other social action that improves health. (Tracking Performance)
3) Identifying adoptable policies that will lead to improved health outcomes. (Maximizing Impact)
4) Designing information systems and analytical tools to facilitate answering the three questions. (Innovative Measurement Systems)
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Education and TrainingRole:• To recruit and train the next generation
of scholars and leaders in global health measurement and evaluation through the following:o Fellowship programs
─ Post-Bachelor
─ Post-Graduate
o Courses at UW
o Degree programs
• To organize training workshops for policy makers and researchers.
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Director of Education and Training
(E. Gakidou)
Education and Training Project Officer
(S. Lassiter)
Education and Training Project Officer
(D. Boog)
What to expect
Vision and Mission
Principles
Program Areas, Education and Training, Data Development
Research Teams
Governance, Scale, Funding
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Research area organization
Measuring Health
Tracking Performance
Maximizing Impact
Innovative Measurement
Systems
Demographics: Mortality and
PopulationHealth Financing Health Care Delivery
ConstraintsIntegrated Surveillance
Systems
Causes of Death Monitoring Costs Equity and Fairness in Decision-making
Computational Algorithms
Verbal Autopsy Social Determinants Cost Effectiveness
Functional Health Status Effective Intervention Coverage
Optimal Resource Allocation
Risk Factors Evaluations
Burden of DiseaseHealth System Performance
US County Performance
What to expect
Vision and Mission
Principles
Program Areas, Education and Training, Data Development
Research Teams
Governance, Scale, Funding
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Board members
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LINCOLN CHENPresident, China Medical Board
HARVEY FINEBERGPresident, Institute of Medicine, USA
JULIO FRENK, CHAIR Dean, Harvard School of Public Health
JANE HALTONSecretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
SRINATH REDDYPresident, Public Health Foundation of India
DAVID ROUXCo-Chief Executive, Silver Lake
TOMRIS TÜRMENHead, Department of Pediatrics/Newborn Medicine, University of Ankara Medical SchoolPresident, International Children’s Center, Turkey
PETER PIOTDirector, Global Health Institute, Imperial College, London
ENDANG R. SEDYANINGSIHMinister of Health, Republic of Indonesia