Dr. Hector Castro

AHF Chief Global Health Policy Advisor

USA

Dr. Hector E. Castro, M.D, Doctor of Public Health-Health Policy & Economics; MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing; MSc Occupational Health, PGD Health Management, is the Chief Global Health Policy Advisor at AHF.

He has an extensive professional experience of 25+ years as Chief Officer, Global Lead, Regional Head, Technical Advisor, Senior Director, and Manager for private, non-profit, and international organizations.

Dr. Hector E. Castro has had key roles in the field of healthcare policy, including global consultant, key opinion leader and project director for international organizations such as the WHO, PAHO, IADB, DFID, UNDP, USAID, WB, Rockefeller Foundation, Access Accelerated, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and GHIT in the fields of infectious diseases, health financing, health economics, health policy, priority setting, regulatory affairs, market access, health technology assessment (HTA), health systems reforms, quality assurance, strategic planning and purchasing of healthcare technologies (including medicines, vaccines, medical devices and procedures).

He has also worked on advancing access to health technologies for rare diseases and conducted research in disease areas like Pompe Disease and Hemophilia. Moreover, he has trained patients associations on access matters.