Kabir Sheikh

Professor Kabir Sheikh is a leading academic in global health systems and policy at University College London's Global Business School for Health. With over 20 years of experience across Asia and Africa, his work focuses on equity-oriented, contextually relevant health policy and systems research (HPSR) that generates solutions for health system challenges.

• Education: MBBS from University of Delhi; PhD in Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

His research spans health systems governance, health workforce dynamics, implementation research, and the integration of digital innovations in health systems. He has led seminal work on learning health systems, primary health care reforms, and pandemic response frameworks. His recent grants include projects on urban PHC systems (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), global health fellowships (EDCTP), and indigenous health system reimagining (NIHR).

Key publications include a PLOS Medicine series on HPSR frameworks and leadership roles in journals like Health Policy and Planning and BMJ Global Health. Current teaching includes modules on Health Systems and Policy (E-MBA) and Changing Health Systems (Masters programs). He also chairs the NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research funding committee.

• Honorary Positions:
  • Honorary Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Adjunct Professor, Public Health Foundation of India
  • Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne