Our Team

BSc Nursing (UP Manila), Doctor of Medicine (UP Manila), MBA (AIM), Dual MPH in Economic Evaluation and Master in Health Management (UNSW Sydney), MSc Data Science in Health and Social Care (University of Edinburgh), and DrPH in Implementation Science, Candidate (Johns Hopkins University)

Highlight: Jason is a physician-economist with a deep expertise in HTA and HEOR. He has led the appraisal of high-impact technologies prioritized by national HTA bodies, advised on strategic purchasing and digital health financing reforms with health insurance agencies and international development banks, and conducted economic evaluations across more than a dozen countries. With a unique blend of clinical grounding, public health expertise, and implementation science, he drives the translation of evidence into policy and practice—advancing value-based, locally relevant solutions for health systems in transition. 

Expertise: HTA and HEOR; Real-world evidence; Market access, pricing, and reimbursement strategy; Digital health financing and strategic purchasing; Implementation science; Program evaluation and policy shaping; Health systems innovation and strategy consulting; Stakeholder engagement and capacity building; and Technical writing, knowledge translation, and project management

BSc in Statistics major in Actuarial Science (DLSU); MSc in Statistics (DLSU); PhD Biostatistics, Mathematical Epidemiology, and Economic Evaluation (UNSW Sydney)

Highlight: Robert is an internationally-educated biostatistician, mathematical epidemiologist and economic evaluation specialist who has published at least 10 scholarly works in Scopus-indexed international journals. He has vast experience in providing consultancies for large projects primarily focused on processing and analyzing large longitudinal health-centric datasets and electronic medical records and developing statistical, mathematical and economic models applied to policy and intervention analyses.  

Expertise: Economic Evaluation; Data Analytics and Data Science; Biostatistics; Mathematical and Economic Modeling; Quantitative Methods for Quasi-Experimental Research Designs; Econometrics; and Data Management and Security

BS Public Health; Master of Public Health (MPH); Master in Health Management (MHM); PhD, with concentrations in Health Economics, Health System, and Epidemiological Modelling.

Highlight: Paul is a health economist and public health researcher with expertise in health technology assessment (HTA), costing, and the broader health economics and health financing, particularly in the Philippine and LMIC context. As Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of metaHealth Insights & Innovations, he leads scientific strategy and supervises multidisciplinary teams producing high-quality evidence for HTA submissions across a wide range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, hematology, and infectious diseases. His work spans cost-effectiveness analyses, budget impact analyses, and economic modeling on priority health issues such as heart failure, obesity, injuries, and HIV. With a strong grounding in both public health and health management, Paul bridges rigorous economic methods with policy-relevant insights, supporting evidence-informed decision-making for national health priorities.

Expertise: Health Technology Assessment (HTA); Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR); Health Financing; Economic Evaluation; Budget impact analysis; Benefit Package Development; Evidence generation for policy and reimbursement decisions; Public health research; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Priority-setting and resource allocation; Strategic planning

BSc Nursing (Far Eastern University), MS Public Health (UERMMMCI; DOST-PCHRD Scholar), Master of Project Management (University of Sydney; Australia Awards Scholar)

Highlight: Nathan is a health systems and development professional with extensive experience in program operations, project management and international development assistance in the Philippine context. As Chief Operations Officer of metaHealth Insights and Innovations, he oversees organizational strategy and operations, supporting evidence generation and technical services for partners including UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and leading pharmaceutical companies.

He served as a Contractor at the Australian Embassy in Manila, where he manages Australia’s development assistance in the health sector, strengthening program implementation, monitoring, and policy engagement. Prior to this, Nathan spent ten years at the Department of Health as a technical lead for monitoring and evaluation of health development assistance, contributing to accountability, performance assessment, and systems strengthening initiatives.
With strong training in nursing, public health, and project management, complemented by fellowships with WHO Western Pacific Region and Women Deliver, Nathan brings a multidisciplinary and policy-oriented perspective to health systems development, research operations, and donor-funded programs.

Expertise: Health operations management; Program and project management; Monitoring and evaluation of development assistance; Health systems strengthening; International development and donor coordination; Public health program implementation;