Jo Borghi BA MSc PhD
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I first joined the LSHTM in 1999 where I was involved in economic evaluation studies of maternal health care programmes in West Africa and Argentina.
I left the School in 2001 to travel to Latin America for a year, where I learnt Spanish and became involved in a variety of economic studies with researchers in Mexico, Nicaragua and Brazil.
I returned to LSHTM in 2002 as a joint appointment with the International Perinatal Health Unit at the Institute of Child Health. Alongside researchers at the Institute of Child Health, I carried out an economic evaluation of a women's group intervention to improve maternal and newborn health in rural Nepal. This study became the basis of my PhD which I completed in 2006. I subsequently became involved in a similar study in a tribal area of India. During this period, I also worked on a study in Bangladesh looking at the cost implications of delivery at home with a skilled attendant compared to in health facilities.
I am currently based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with the Ifakara Health Institute, working on health systems and health care financing issues.
Affiliation
Teaching
I have taught on the following study units at LSHTM: Economic Evaluation and Current Issues in Safe Motherhood. I have also contributed to teaching at the Institute of Child Health.
Research
My main areas of interest, in addition to the methods of cost-effectiveness analysis, are: household survey design, the measurement of willingness-to-pay for health services in low income countries, cost-benefit analysis and the impact of alternative health care financing methods.
Research areas
- Economic evaluation
- Health care financing
- Health policy
- Maternal health
Disciplines
- Economics
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Selected publications
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Using focus groups to develop contingent valuation scenarios-A case study of women's groups in rural Nepal.
Borghi, J.; Shrestha, D.L.; Shrestha, D.; Jan, S.;
Soc Sci Med, 2007; 64(3):531-42
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The economics of malaria in pregnancy - a review of the evidence and research priorities
Worrall, E.; Morel, C.; Yeung, S.; Borghi, J.; Webster, J.; Hill, J.; Wiseman, V.; Mills, A.
Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2007; 7(2):156-168
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Financial implications of skilled attendance at delivery in Nepal
Borghi, J.; Ensor, T.; Neupane, B. D.; Tiwari, S.
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2006; 11(2):228-237
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Mobilising financial resources for maternal health.
Borghi, J.; Ensor, T.; Somanathan, A.; Lissner, C.; Mills, A.; Lancet Maternal Survival Series steering group (inc Campbell, OMR)
Lancet, 2006; 368(9545):1457-65
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The cost-effectiveness of a competitive voucher scheme to reduce sexually transmitted infections in high-risk groups in Nicaragua.
Borghi, J.; Gorter, A.; Sandiford, P.; Segura, Z.;
Health Policy Plan, 2005; 20(4):222-31
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Economic assessment of a women's group intervention to improve birth outcomes in rural Nepal.
Borghi, J.; Thapa, B.; Osrin, D.; Jan, S.; Morrison, J.; Tamang, S.; Shrestha, B.P.; Wade, A.; Manandhar, D.S.; Costello, A.M.;
Lancet, 2005; 366(9500):1882-4
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Costs of near-miss obstetric complications for women and their families in Benin and Ghana
Borghi, J.; Hanson, K.; Acquah, C. A.; Ekanmian, G.; Filippi, V.; Ronsmans, C.; Brugha, R.; Browne, E.; Alihonou, E.
Health Policy and Planning, 2003; 18(4):383-390
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Is hygiene promotion cost-effective? A case study in Burkina Faso
Borghi, J.; Guinness, L.; Ouedraogo, J.; Curtis, V.
Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2002; 7(11):960-9
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