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Kevin Croke is an Associate Professor of Global Health in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He directs the International Health Systems Program and is a faculty affiliate of the Center for International Development and the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. Previously, he worked as a researcher in the World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group and as a post-doctoral fellow at HSPH.
His research focuses on the intersection of politics and health systems, emphasizing the evaluation of large-scale health programs and policies. Notable areas include pandemic response strategies, maternal and child health interventions, and the role of community-driven initiatives in improving health outcomes. Croke has conducted fieldwork across multiple countries, including Kenya, India, Mexico, and Ethiopia, analyzing how political dynamics influence health system performance and policy implementation.
His recent work explores topics such as vaccine decision-making in high-income nations, the efficacy of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in low-resource settings, and the political economy of health financing reforms. Croke has contributed to global health discourse through studies on deworming programs, malaria control, and the impact of health insurance expansions on public opinion.
Key contributions include designing the People’s Voice Survey to measure health system performance across 15 countries and evaluating the long-term effects of health programs on political trust and service delivery. His research integrates quantitative methods with political science frameworks to address systemic challenges in global health equity and governance.
