Veronika Wirtz
Core Faculty Member, Global Economic Governance Initiative
- Education
- University of London, PhD, MSc
- vwirtz@bu.edu
Veronika J. Wirtz, MSc, PhD is a Core Faculty Member, Global Economic Governance Initiative, at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and a Professor in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, where she is also Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policy. Her research focuses on health system strengthening and policy and program evaluations of medicines access and utilization. She is a Visiting Professor of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico. Her interest and expertise include 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.
- Fields
- Core Faculty and GEGI Core Faculty