Hilary Bartlett, 2012, Woodrow Wilson School

Hilary Bartlett ’12

This summer I spent nearly three months in Delhi, India working for the Center for ­Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). As part of my work for PHFI, I wrote a 16-country survey that details the health ­systems of a range of different countries around the world. My survey will be ­published and submitted to the Indian government as part of a larger report that offers an ­implementation strategy for achieving Universal Health Coverage. In addition to the 16-country survey, I also helped to edit and shape several chapters of the larger report. With CDDEP, I helped write planning documents, and assisted with the budget, for a large-scale study on the effect of health insurance on various health-seeking behaviors among Indian households just above the poverty line. I also undertook small research projects including two literature reviews–the first on the impact of various nutritional ­programs on low birth weight, stunting and anemia, and the second on the economic benefits of reducing the prevalence of those conditions.