Warren Kaplan

Warren A. Kaplan, PhD, JD, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, where he is a member of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policy. His research focuses on pharmaceutical and legal policies related to health system strengthening and evaluations of medicine’s access and utilization.

His current interests and expertise include intellectual property policy, antimicrobial resistance, medicines price analysis, generic medicines policies, quality use of medicines, access to medicines for non-communicable diseases, and the role of the private sector to promote equitable access and efficient use of medicines in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Kaplan has carried out cross-national comparison of medicines consumption and trade using sales and customs data bases to inform policy making about adequate use of insulin and other essential medicines.