I work on the Gates Ventures funded Exemplars in Global Health initiative. I have a PhD in Health Economics and MSc. Public Health (Health Economics) from LSHTM. I have many years of experience in conducting social sciences research for organisations including the World Bank, J-PAL, OECD, and Public Health Foundation of India.
Affiliations
Department of Global Health and Development
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Teaching
I am co-Module Organiser for Introduction to Health Economics, and lecture on Economic Analysis for Health Policy (in-house and distance learning).
Research
In my main project with Exemplars in Global Health, I analyse the performance and efficiency of primary healthcare systems in low-and middle-income countries using mixed methods. In my PhD in Health Economics, I used Discrete Choice Experiments to understand heterogeneity in the job preferences of community-based healthcare workers in Ethiopia and Ghana, and how it can be modelled, with a view to inform policy interventions to improve retention. I am interested in health systems economics, particularly human resources for health, and primary healthcare delivery in LMICs.
Research Area
Health economics
Health systems
Primary health care
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Health workers
Inclusive community development
Statistical methods
Country
Ethiopia
Ghana
India
Rwanda
Bangladesh
Zambia
Selected Publications
Understanding heterogeneity in the job preferences of community-based healthcare workers: Applications from Ethiopia and Ghana
2022
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Linking health worker motivation with their stated job preferences: A hybrid choice analysis in Ethiopia.
2022
Social science & medicine
Stated job preferences of three health worker cadres in Ethiopia: a discrete choice experiment.
2021
Health Policy and Planning
Linking health worker motivation with their stated job preferences: a hybrid choice analysis in Ethiopia
CSAE Conference 2022: Economic Development in Africa
Linking health worker motivation with their stated job preferences: A hybrid choice analysis in Ethiopia
Social Science and Medicine