Biography


Sharonann Lynch is a co-director of the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics (GHPP).

Lynch has worked for 25 years in the global health field. Prior to GHPP, Lynch worked with Médecins Sans Frontières for 15 years, including four years in MSF projects in southern Africa and as the senior HIV and TB policy advisor, influencing the policies of national governments, donors, pharmaceutical corporations, diagnostic companies, and other global health actors towards sustainable access to medical innovations.

Prior to MSF, Lynch was a founding member of Health Global Access Project (GAP) and its director of international advocacy.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Standards behind bars: Review of TB policies for incarcerated populations in six countries

Though the sampled EECA countries demonstrate more comprehensive TB care compared to their African counterparts, suggesting regional disparities between the EECA and African regions, the findings highlight an overall lack of focus on TB care in prison policies.

Source: Conference 2024