Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is a research institute working in the area of global health statistics and impact evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle. The Institute is headed by Christopher J.L. Murray, a physician and health economist, and professor at the University of Washington Department of Global Health, which is part of the School of Medicine.
IHME conducts research and trains scientists, policymakers, and the public in health metrics concepts, methods, and tools. Its mission includes judging the effectiveness and efficacy of health initiatives and national health systems. IHME also trains students at the post-baccalaureate and post-graduate levels.
In 2020, IHME published its model projecting deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, and informed guidelines developed by the Trump administration. The model has received significant criticism from many in the epidemiological community for being misleading.
John W. Stanton, Trilogy Partnership
The board of directors includes:
Lincoln C. Chen, China Medical Board of Cambridge
Stephen J. Cucchiaro, 3Edge Asset Management
Sally Davies (doctor), Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom)
Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine
Julio Frenk, University of Miami
Jane Halton, (former) Department of Finance (Australia)
Nafsiah Mboi, Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance
David Roux, Silver Lake Partners
IHME receives core grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[60] and the state of Washington. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Inter-American Development Bank; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health; Medtronic Philanthropy; and the National Institute on Aging have also contributed funding through project grants and contracts.[citation needed
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