Barbara Mcpake

The Nossal Institute for Global Health is multi-disciplinary team in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. The Institute is led by Professor Cathy Vaughan, a public health researcher with expertise in gender, violence prevention and health systems. Nossal works to strengthen the quality, affordability and inclusiveness of health systems in the Asia and the Pacific region through practical research, learning and cooperation. We use systems thinking to advance health equity, inclusion and sustainability. We seek to understand the operation of systems in the real world. We focus on the contexts in which they were designed and operate, explore both their intended and unintended consequences and consider how they can equitably and best serve the health of populations. Nossal Institute experts establish and extend the evidence base for strengthening health systems and extending universal health coverage to ensure access to health care and to promote well-being across our region’s diverse communities. We draw on academic and professional expertise from a broad range of disciplines, sectors and regions for our applied research, teaching and leadership Our specialist areas are: - Disability Inclusion for Health and Development - Education and Learning - Gender and Women's Health - Health Systems Governance and Financing - Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems - One Health We support evidence building, capacity strengthening, applied research and evaluations, policy development and work in partnerships. Visit our website to learn more about our work.