Sarah Alphs is a market shaping and global health supply chain specialist with over 10 years of experience working with private, public, and non-profit sectors in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to medicines and other essential health commodities and services.
At R4D, Ms. Alphs provided technical support to the team in Tanzania and led work in Kenya for the Increasing Access to Life-Saving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Medicines. She also supported the design and successful implementation of the Tanzania pilot for the Transparency for Development Project.
Previously, Ms. Alphs worked with the Healthcare Research Team at the William Davidson Institute (WDI) managing a portfolio of projects related to improving access to essential medicines and health technologies in low-income countries. She provided technical, analytical and operational guidance on projects commissioned by various donors including the Gates Foundation, UNITAID, and USAID. Prior to her work with WDI, Ms. Alphs worked with the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Tanzania where she managed the pediatric HIV program. There, she worked closely with the Ministry of Health to pilot innovative technologies to improve access to quality care and also to integrate new HIV/AIDS related commodities into the existing national supply chain system.
Ms. Alphs holds a BA and MPH from the University of Michigan. She currently lives in Tanzania and speaks basic Kiswahili.
