Personal profile
Research overview
Dr O'Hare is a Reader in Global Health in the School of Medicine.
She leads the Government Revenue and Development Estimations, (GRADE) project. The team translate the impact of changes in government revenue on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). She formerly sat on the advocacy committee and the international board of the RCPCH. Dr O’Hare worked in the NHS before working in Africa for ten years as a consultant paediatrician and public health doctor.
She is a member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Economics, Climate and Health (TAG-ECH).
Profile Keywords
Global Health Equality; Fundamental Human Rights; The Right to Health; Children's Rights; Paediatrics; Child Health
Academic/Professional Qualification
MD, FRCPCH, MPH, BaO MBBS, DCM&H, DRCOG, DCH
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Medicine, Child Mortality in Sub Saharan Africa: An Analysis of Upstream Factors, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 30 Nov 2015
External positions
Member of the World Health Organization Technical Advisory Group on Economics for Environment, Climate Change and Health (WHO TAG-EconECH), World Health Organization Geneva
Dec 2023 → …
Member of ISSOP E-bulletin Editorial Committee, International Society of Social Paediatrics and Child Health
Nov 2023 → …
Chair of the International Strand of the working group on climate change, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
31 Mar 2021 → 28 Feb 2024
Lead Champion of Academia, Scottish Government Global Health Coordination Unit
1 Jun 2020 → …
Keywords
- HJ Public Finance
- RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
The GRADE tool. v3.22.1
O'Hare, B., Hall, S. & Murray, S., 9 Jan 2026, The University of St Andrews .Research output: Other contribution
-
A model of the impact of government revenue and quality of governance on the pupil/teacher ratio for every country in the world
Hall, S. G. & O'Hare, B., 19 Nov 2025, In: Econometrics. 13, 4, p. 1-18 18 p., 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
T20 and G20 South Africa 2025 Policy Brief. The potential of SDRs and reducing outflows on SDG progress
O'Hare, B., Hall, S., Masiya, M. & Hurley, G., 6 Oct 2025, p. 1-14. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Open Access -
Tax systems and policy: crucial for good health and good governance
Cobham, A., Hujo, K., O'Hare, B., Nelson, L. & McCoy, D., 24 May 2025, Kuala Lumpur: United Nations University International Institute for Global Health. 24 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access -
A model of the impact of government revenue and the quality of governance on electricity and clean fuel use
Hall, S. G. & O'Hare, B., 24 May 2025, In: Economies. 13, 6, 13 p., 148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Projects
- 7 Finished
-
GRADE and Child rights: GRADE and Child rights - Reprogramming Global Tax Policies
O'Hare, B. (PI)
2/05/22 → 1/03/23
Project: Standard
-
ISSF Round 7 - Bernadette O'Hare: ISSF Round 7 - Bernadette O'Hare
O'Hare, B. (PI)
1/11/21 → 30/05/22
Project: Standard
-
SFC - Rapid Responce - Dr B OHare: Government Revenue and Development Estimations (GRADE) Longitudinal estiamtes
O'Hare, B. (PI)
1/03/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Standard
-
SFC GCRF 2020-21 Call: Government Revenue and Development in Malawi
O'Hare, B. (PI)
1/08/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Standard
-
Bernie O'Hare - SFC ODA 18/19: Global Lives Improved and Saved Tool (GLIST) interactive
O'Hare, B. (PI)
1/12/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Standard
Activities
-
UNITED NATIONS - Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
O'Hare, B. (Participant)
10 Nov 2025 → 14 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
-
Tax and Education Alliance
O'Hare, B. (Participant)
4 Nov 2025 → 7 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
-
Office of the High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) 2025 - Social Forum Side Event: Transformation through Education: Financing the Promise
O'Hare, B. (Speaker)
31 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
-
World Health Organisation Technical Advisory Group on Economics for Environment, Climate Change (External organisation)
O'Hare, B. (Participant)
28 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2027Activity: Membership types › Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
-
Invited Speaker: The 9th International Symposium of Public Health (ISoPH) and 1st International Conference of Epidemiology Public Health (ICoEPH)
O'Hare, B. (Speaker)
24 Sept 2025 → 30 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
-
UHC financing and the structural causes of poverty
12/12/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
-
-
Osborne must do more to crack down on tax havens – for poor nations’ sake Diane Abbott
16/03/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research
-
Ebola crisis: why tax breaks hurt health systems in Sierra Leone
2/08/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research
-
From financial secrecy to African Child Mortality
18/12/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research