Ioana leads IVCC’s efforts to monitor and collect market data related to vector control tools. She liaises with internal and external stakeholders to provide the data analysis necessary for accurate modelling of various market access strategies to inform decision making and prioritisation, and to lead IVCC’s work on forecasting. Ioana’s position is part-funded by CHAI.
Ioana is a qualified pharmacist with a master’s degree in International Health Policy from London School of Economics and Political Sciences and a master in Political Sciences from Université Paris XII. She has 15 years-experience in policy making and advisory services focusing on health technology assessment, pricing and procurement, in the private and public sector. Prior to joining IVCC, Ioana worked extensively in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, supporting multiple sectoral reforms related to the selection, pricing and procurement of health commodities for the newly developed social health insurances, including malaria and TB products. Between 2016-2017, Ioana took an official role as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health, Romania. For her work in pharmaceutical policy and access, she was granted the ST Lee Award 2019 by Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Australia.
