Dr. Khim Keovathanak
- BEd, MPH, PhD Technical Advisor
Dr Khim Keovathanak (Dr. Vathanak for short) is a monitoring and evaluation expert, with over 20 years of experience in social and health development. He is specialized in monitoring, evaluation and learning, capacity development, and strategic planning in social and health sectors. He’s also familiar with market research and product development, having supported market research for and development of health and pharmaceutical products. He recently finished his 5-year term with the DFAT-funded ACCESS program as MEL Manager. Previously he held senior management positions at a number of international organisations, i.e. UNFPA, Population Services International, RACHA, and as Head of Public Health Department of University of Health Sciences, Cambodia. He held a post-doctoral research fellowship at McGill University, Canada in the research and development of an mHealth product for quality improvement in newborn care. He is an experienced trainer and lecturer, having supported capacity development to public sector officials and service providers under the MOH, MoWA and MoSVY, and taught graduate courses, in areas such as health financing, health service administration, health program evaluation and community health. He graduated with a PhD in 2014 in health system and community health from University of Melbourne in Australia, with a Master of Public Health in 2001 from New York University, USA, and his Bachelor of Education in 1997 at Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He is an experienced social and market researcher, with extensive research experience in areas of health impact, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, equity of access and healthcare utilization. His experience in market research includes product pricing and development, mapping and distribution, to improve access to, uptake of and customers’ satisfaction with health/pharmaceutical products (condom brands, malaria testing kit, female condom, birth spacing pill brands, STD-treatment package), and media products.