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“Bridging access gaps to innovative health technologies by connecting public and private sectors is crucial”
31 March, 2025
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Washington D.C., US – Access Partnership is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Héctor E. Castro as Vice President for Health & Life Sciences.
Héctor brings extensive expertise in global healthcare and pharmaceutical policy, specifically on issues related to health technology assessment, managed entry agreements, health data, and health sector reforms. He will lead the company’s work in health economics, market access and health financing, and will also be instrumental in supporting Access Partnership’s clients across Latin America and the Caribbean.
With over 25 years of experience, Héctor has held key public and private sector roles in shaping healthcare systems worldwide, advising governments on how to improve access to innovative medicines. A physician with a Doctorate of Public Health and Policy/Health Economics, he has worked with the World Bank and the World Health Organisation, as well as many research and development pharmaceutical companies. Héctor was the Founding Director of Colombia’s Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agency, Head of Health Policy for Latam at Genentech/ Roche and served as Director of Innovation and Access to Medicines at the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO). Before joining Access Partnership, he was Executive Director of Health-R LLC.
Greg Francis, CEO of Access Partnership, said: “Our team is a trusted advisor in the health and life sciences sector, with deep policy expertise across biopharma, medical technology, and digital health. With Héctor’s leadership, we will continue to connect innovation with purposeful policy, helping our clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes for specific products, platforms, and therapeutic areas, and work with multistakeholder alliances to drive health policy change.”
Dr Héctor E. Castro, Vice President for Health & Life Sciences, Access Partnership, said: “Bridging access gaps to innovative health technologies by connecting public and private sectors is crucial. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on shaping health ecosystems by integrating the best available knowledge into policy and practice, and I am excited to bring that to Access Partnership.”
About Access Partnership
Access Partnership makes innovation work for the world, guiding businesses and governments through complex regulatory challenges. It shapes regulations and policy that are fair and which enable market access for innovative companies, drive growth, and attract investment into national markets. The firm’s roster of world-leading clients includes the largest tech and innovation companies, major government bodies, and multilateral lenders and development organisations. Find out more here: accesspartnership.com
