Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Applications for our sixth cohort are now closed.
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IPPHL positions leaders to navigate complex environments, initiate policies, hold healthcare providers accountable, and build partnerships across a vast array of communities and stakeholders.
Our Model
Fellows engage with the Evans School’s evidence-informed policy expertise and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)’s acclaimed leadership programs to:
- Develop politically feasible, evidence-informed policies and programs
- Drive organizational change & overcome resistance to set agendas for sustainable implementation
- Build internal and external coalitions for change
One-on-one executive coaching & UW faculty advisors provide rapid feedback on leadership and policy development.
Case-based learning prepares fellows to apply skills and frameworks to real-world challenges.
A unique blend of online programming and in-person residencies provide a variety of opportunities for global engagement and collaborative learning.
Emphasizing individual expertise and encouraging peer to peer learning, IPPHL positions fellows to form strong relationships for ongoing collaboration.
Upon joining the growing Alumni Network, fellows leverage these relationships and access continued program support to advance organizational and systems level change.
Self-driven policy projects provide an experiential framework for identifying and implementing solutions to real-time public health challenges. Projects have touched on a range of topics including:
- Improving Data Quality of the Routine Health Information System to Support Evidence-Based Health Policy in Ethiopia
- Introducing Social Health Insurance in Nasarwa State, Nigeria
- Raising the Neglected Tropical Disease Profile in Tanzania
- Uptake of Human Papilloma Vaccination in Uganda: Barriers and Opportunities
Our Fellows
Ramatu Abdulkadir
Nigeria
Head of Pharmacy Department
National Ear Care Center
Gideon Nyaaba Abodoon
Ghana
Principal Nutrition Officer
Ghana Health Service
Chizoba Abone
Nigeria
National Clinical Mentor (FCT)
National AIDS/STI and Hepatitis Control Program
Fabian Yilshal Agwo
Nigeria
Director Logistics and Health Commodities
Plateau State Primary Health Care Board
Sena Ahiakpah
Ghana
Senior Nursing Office (PH)
Ghana Health Service
Hossan Ajuck
Kenya
Project Manager
East Africa Kidney Institute (EAKI)
The IPPHL Team
Nadine Shaw
Director of Global Strategy, IPPHL
Absa Samba
IPPHL Graduate Assistant
Liz Steen
Director of Learning & Impact, IPPHL
Anna Segelman
Project Manager, IPPHL
Mary Kay Gugerty
Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning;
Nancy Bell Evans Professor in Nonprofit Management
Nancy Bell Evans Professor in Nonprofit Management
Rebecca Walcott
Research Consultant
Allan J. Calarco
Center for Creative Leadership, Global Solutions Faculty-Health Sector
Abigail Dunne-Moses
Center for Creative Leadership, Senior Faculty
Engagement Collaborators
The International Program in Public Health Leadership is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and works in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership. To learn more about our collaborators and how to work with us, email us at ipphl@uw.edu
