Gesine Meyer-Rath

health economist

Gesine Meyer-Rath is a health economist at the University of the Witwatersrand and a key figure in HIV research, focusing on optimizing health interventions within the constraints of available funding. Her work emphasizes the importance of data accuracy in evaluating HIV treatment programs and improving retention rates among patients. Meyer-Rath's insights are crucial, especially as funding for HIV initiatives faces cuts, and she advocates for evidence-based policymaking to ensure effective use of resources in closing the treatment gap.