Kalipso Chalkidou

Director of Performance, Financing and Delivery - World Health Organization (WHO)

Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou is a global health systems expert with extensive experience in improving the quality, efficiency and financing of healthcare systems worldwide. She currently serves as Director of Performance, Financing and Delivery at the World Health Organization (WHO). Throughout her career, she has worked across health policy, priority-setting and health financing, helping countries strengthen evidence-informed decision-making and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). She is also co-founder of the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI), a global partnership dedicated to building institutional and technical capacity for better health policy decisions.